Buckeye Municipal Airport
IATA: BXK ICAO: KBXK FAA LID: BXK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Buckeye
Serves	Buckeye, Arizona
Elevation AMSL	1,033 ft / 315 m
Coordinates	33°25′14″N 112°41′10″W / 33.42056°N 112.68611°W / 33.42056; -112.68611
Website	Buckeye Airport
Map
BXK Location within Arizona
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 52,920 Based aircraft 53
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Buckeye Municipal Airport (IATA: BXK, ICAO: KBXK, FAA LID: BXK) is a city-owned public-use airport located 7 miles (6.1 nmi; 11 km) northwest of the central business district of Buckeye, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.^[1] The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.^[2] It is not served by any commercial airlines at this time.

Facilities and aircraft

Buckeye Municipal Airport covers an area of 706 acres (286 ha) at an elevation of 1,033 feet (315 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 75 ft (1,676 by 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 22, 2009, the airport had 52,920 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 99.8% general aviation, 0.2% military and <0.1% air taxi. At that time there were 44 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 9% helicopter and 11% ultralight.^[1]

History

The field was originally an auxiliary airfield for Luke Air Force Base built during World War II. After the war it was obtained by the Town of Buckeye (now City of Buckeye) for use as a civilian airport.^[3]