Pocatello Regional Airport
Airport in Power County, Idaho, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pocatello Regional Airport (IATA: PIH[2], ICAO: KPIH[3], FAA LID: PIH) is a city-owned, public-use airport in the western United States, located in Bannock County, Idaho, seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of central Pocatello.[1]
Pocatello Regional Airport (formerly Pocatello Army Airfield) | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Pocatello | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Pocatello, Idaho | ||||||||||||||
Location | Bannock County, Idaho | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,452 ft / 1,357 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°54′35″N 112°35′45″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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The airport is built on the site of the Pocatello Army Airfield, a World War II training base. Many of the base facilities have been razed, although four large hangars remain; it is also home to the Pocatello office of the National Weather Service. Bounded on the south by Interstate 86, the airport is several miles southeast of American Falls Reservoir.
As per the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), this airport had 25,756 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 21,039 in 2009, and 20,825 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
The airport is home to the Kizuna Garden, built to commemorate the bond between Pocatello and its sister city Iwamizawa, Japan.[4]