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| Tooele County Airport (Bolinder Field) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tooele County Airport (Bolinder Field) |
| Nativename | Bolinder Field |
| Icao | KTVY |
| Faa | TVY |
| Type | Public |
| Owner | Tooele County |
| City-served | Tooele, Utah |
| Location | Near Rush Valley, Dugway Proving Ground vicinity |
| Elevation-f | 4,343 |
| Coordinates | 40°10′N 112°27′W |
| Runway1-number | 17/35 |
| Runway1-length-f | 7,300 |
| Runway1-surface | Asphalt |
Tooele County Airport (Bolinder Field). Tooele County Airport (Bolinder Field) is a public general aviation airport serving Tooele County, Utah, Tooele, and nearby communities including Dugway Proving Ground, Grantsville, Utah, and Ophir, Utah. The field functions as a reliever and regional hub for flight training, aerial firefighting staging, and transient operations linking to regional centers such as Salt Lake City, Provo, Utah, Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area, Hill Air Force Base, and Salt Lake City International Airport. Bolinder Field supports piston, turboprop, and light jet activity and is overseen by the Tooele County Airport Advisory Board in coordination with Utah state aviation authorities and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Tooele County Airport provides a single asphalt runway and a mix of hangars, tie-downs, and aviation services that support local aviation businesses, flight schools, and emergency response units. The field's strategic position on the Bonneville Salt Flats corridor links it to route corridors including Interstate 80, U.S. Route 40, and the Mountain West aviation network. Nearby installations and institutions such as Dugway Proving Ground, Hill Air Force Base, Utah State University, Utah Department of Transportation, and regional healthcare centers use the airport for medevac, training, and logistical flights.
The airport traces its origins to mid-20th-century municipal airfield initiatives influenced by regional development trends during the post‑World War II era and the Cold War buildup around installations like Tooele Army Depot and Dugway Proving Ground. Early civil aviation in Tooele County was connected to pioneering aviators and local leaders who coordinated with entities including the Civil Aeronautics Authority and later the Federal Aviation Administration. Over decades Bolinder Field saw improvements funded through state aviation grants, Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program allocations, and county bond measures, paralleling infrastructure projects such as the expansion of Interstate 80 and development around Salt Lake City International Airport.
The field has hosted aerial firefighting missions coordinated with agencies like the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, and has been used for search-and-rescue operations involving Utah Highway Patrol and regional emergency services. Bolinder Field's operational history intersects with regional aviation events, airshows, and cross-country general aviation traffic connecting to airports such as Brigham City Airport, Bountiful-Davis Airport, Provo Municipal Airport, and Vernal Regional Airport.
Bolinder Field features a single runway (17/35) with lighting and basic instrument approach capabilities serving visual and instrument flight rules traffic. On-site facilities include fixed-base operators (FBOs), maintenance shops, hangars, tie-downs, fuel services (avgas and Jet A), and flight instruction provided by local schools that operate aircraft types from Cessna 172 trainers to light jets. Groundside infrastructure connects to county road networks, linking to State Route 36, Interstate 80, and freight corridors serving industrial areas such as Wendover, Grantsville, and the Tooele Valley Industrial Park.
The airport supports a mix of operations: flight training, business aviation, agricultural aviation services, aerial surveying tied to companies operating near Great Salt Lake, and law enforcement flights from agencies including the Salt Lake City Police Department and county sheriff's offices. Oversight and airspace coordination involve the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Control centers for the region, and military coordination with Hill Air Force Base and reserve units when needed.
The airport does not host scheduled commercial airline service; its activity is principally general aviation, charter operations, air ambulance flights, and occasional cargo charters that connect privately to hubs like Salt Lake City International Airport, Denver International Airport, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Boise Airport. Regional connectivity is often provided by charter operators and air taxi services that link business interests in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho.
Over its operational history Bolinder Field has experienced a limited number of incidents consistent with small general aviation airports, including runway excursions, hard landings, and single‑engine forced landings attributed to mechanical failures or weather conditions tied to the Great Salt Lake microclimate and mountain wave activity from the Wasatch Range. Investigations have involved agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, and outcomes have informed safety upgrades, pilot training emphasis, and pavement and lighting improvements.
Ground access to Bolinder Field is primarily by automobile via Utah State Route 36 and county roads connecting to Interstate 80 and regional corridors. On-site parking and rental car arrangements are coordinated through local vendors and nearby municipal services in Tooele and Grantsville. Regional transit connections to Salt Lake City and Ogden are available through intercity bus services and private shuttle operators, with longer-distance rail access via FrontRunner (Utah) commuter rail at stations serving the northern Wasatch Front.
Tooele County's aviation planning includes runway maintenance cycles, hangar development, and potential infrastructure projects to support medevac capacity, wildfire season staging, and increased business aviation demand. Funding sources under consideration include state aeronautics grants, FAA discretionary programs, and public‑private partnerships with aviation businesses and regional economic development agencies such as the Tooele County Economic Development Corporation and statewide entities. Future planning considers coordination with federal and state stakeholders including U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and local energy and aerospace partners active in the Mountain West region.
Category:Airports in Utah Category:Tooele County, Utah