Heber City Municipal Airport Russ McDonald Field | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Heber City | ||||||||||
Serves | Heber City, Utah | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5,637 ft / 1,718 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°28′54″N 111°25′44″W / 40.48167°N 111.42889°W | ||||||||||
Website | RussMcDonaldField | ||||||||||
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Statistics (2008) | |||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Heber City Municipal Airport ( ICAO: KHCR, FAA LID: HCR), also known as Russ McDonald Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 mi (2 km) south of Heber City, in Wasatch County, Utah, United States, [1] east of Salt Lake City. The airport is untowered and was activated in November 1947. [1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. [2]
Heber City Municipal Airport covers an area of 401 acres (162 ha) at an elevation of 5,637 feet (1,718 m). It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,899 by 75 feet with a PCN rating of 32/F/B/X/T . [1]
Since 1986 the airport has received over $17 million in federal grant funds for development and improvements from the FAA's Airport and Airway Trust Fund. [3]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 28,302 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi, and less than 1% military. At that time there were 96 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 6% jet, 3% helicopter, and 16% glider. [1]
The airport has been cited since 2016 by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association as an airfield that has egregious prices and fees. [4] AOPA has asked the city of Heber to increase business competition at the airport by allowing additional fixed-base operators at the airport. [3] However, the Heber City Council voted to revert to 2016 airport minimum standards and suspend consideration of a new FBO and self-service fuel until completion of a new airport master plan. [5]