Facilities and Aircraft
Forbes Field covers an area of 2,854 acres (1,155 ha) at an elevation of 1,078 feet (329 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with concrete surfaces: 13/31 is 12,803 by 200 feet (3,902 x 61 m) and 3/21 is 7,001 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2011, the airport had 24,078 aircraft operations, an average of 65 per day: 73% military, 25% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 57 aircraft based at this airport: 26% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 11% jet, 23% helicopter, and 32% military.
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