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502:. Runway 9/27 measures 3663 x 120 ft (1116 x 37 m). Runway 16/34 measures 2670 x 150 ft (814 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 504 aircraft operations per year, an average of 42 per month. It was entirely
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