Madras Army Air Field North Hanger
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Madras Municipal Airport (IATA: MDJ, FAA LID: S33), formerly City-County Airport, is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Madras, a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport. Originally known as Madras Army Air Field, this was a World War II Army Air Corps training base for B-17 Flying Fortress and Bell P-63 Kingcobras. In 2000, the airport began hosting the annual Airshow of the Cascades. The Erickson Aircraft Collection moved from the Tillamook Air Museum to the Madras Airport in 2014. In mid-2015 the airport's north hangar, which was built during World War II, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Madras Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,098 acres (849 ha) at an elevation of 2,437 feet (743 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 16/34 is 5,091 by 75 feet (1,552 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 2,701 by 50 feet (823 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending August 27, 2019, the airport had 10,735 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 94% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 54 aircraft based at this airport: 38 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 8 jet, and 1 helicopter. This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Airport/Industrial Park page at City of Madras website Madras Dragstrip Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine - located on south end of airport Aerial photo as of 26 July 2000 from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for S33, effective July 9, 2026 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
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Madras Army Air Field North Hanger was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 2015.
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Madras Army Air Field North Hanger is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Madras Army Air Field North Hanger is recorded as the industrial era.
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