Bowerman Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Port of Grays Harbor | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hoquiam, Washington | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°58′16″N 123°56′12″W / 46.97111°N 123.93667°W | ||||||||||
| Website | [1] | ||||||||||
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Bowerman Airport[2] (IATA: HQM, ICAO: KHQM, FAA LID: HQM), also known as Bowerman Field,[1][3] is a public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) west of the central business district of Hoquiam, a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Grays Harbor.[2] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[4]
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Bowerman Airport covers an area of 145 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 18 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 150 feet (1,524 m × 46 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2011, the airport had 24,625 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[2] Bowerman Field airport has fueling facilities and is the only jet-capable airport on the Washington coast. The airport has an instrument landing approach system for use in instrument meteorological conditions.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Bowerman Field". Port of Grays Harbor. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for HQM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Bowerman Field (HQM) - Hoquiam". Airport Directory. Washington State DOT. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 5 (PDF, 1.18 MB) Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
External links[edit]
- Aerial photo as of 21 June 1990 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HQM, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HQM
- AirNav airport information for KHQM
- ASN accident history for HQM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures