Yazoo County Airport (FAA LID: 87I) is five miles northwest of Yazoo City in unincorporated Yazoo County, Mississippi.[1] It is owned by the County of Yazoo.[1][2]

Yazoo County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Yazoo
ServesYazoo City, Mississippi
LocationYazoo County, Mississippi
BuiltNovember 1989
Elevation AMSL105 ft / 32 m
Coordinates32°53′01″N 090°27′50″W / 32.88361°N 90.46389°W / 32.88361; -90.46389
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87I is located in Mississippi
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Location in Mississippi
87I is located in the United States
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87I (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 2/24/2022)8,625
Based aircraft11

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.[3] In 2010 the airport got a $76,931 Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grant for apron lighting.[2]

The airport has a 5,000 feet (1,500 m) lighted runway that was built in 1993 and upgraded in 2000. As of 2001 the airport houses two agricultural businesses and a repair service. Lynne W. Jeter of the Mississippi Business Journal said in 2001 that the county airport "may have played an important role in landing the multi-phase federal prison project that is currently under expansion," referring to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City.

Facilities

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Yazoo County Airport covers 300 acres (121 ha) at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m). Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]

In the year ending March 24, 2022 the airport had 8,625 aircraft operations, average 24 per day: 98% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 8 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 2 helicopter.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 87I PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Poplarville, Hattiesburg among airports receiving grants." WDAM. March 12, 2010. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
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