Sabre Army Heliport

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Sabre Army Heliport
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner U.S. Army ATCA-ASO
Location Fort Campbell / Clarksville, Tennessee
Elevation  AMSL 593 ft / 181 m
Coordinates 36°34′05″N087°28′51″W / 36.56806°N 87.48083°W / 36.56806; -87.48083
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 4,451 1,357 Concrete

Sabre Army Heliport( ICAO : KEOD, FAA LID : EOD) is a military use heliport located at Fort Campbell, seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Clarksville, in Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. Owned by the United States Army, it has one runway designated 4/22 with a concrete surface measuring 4,451 by 109 feet (1,357 x 33 m). [1]

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History

Sabre AHP was built in 1976 to accommodate UH-1 "Huey" helicopters. In 1998, the U.S. Army conducted a study of the heliport at the direction of the U.S. Congress. $19.5 million was appropriated for improvements including widening the landing area to accommodate UH-60 "Blackhawk" helicopters. The Lane Construction Corp. was selected in 2000 to construct a new 1,357-metre (4,452 ft) concrete runway and a 1,240-metre (4,070 ft) parallel taxiway, along with three connecting taxiways, a visual flight rule helipad and runway lighting. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 FAA Airport Master Record for EOD ( Form 5010 PDF ), effective 2009-08-27.
  2. Sabre Army Heliport at GlobalSecurity.org
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