An FBO Directory for PVU General aviation pilots agree - one of the most beautiful airports to fly into is the Provo Municipal Airport in Provo Utah. In terms of aircraft traffic, this public airport is the second busiest airport in the state, logging close to 200,000 aircraft operations each year. The airport is located about two miles southwest of Provo in Utah County, UT, and 40 miles south of the Salt Lake City International Airport.
Need an FBO directory to PVU airport? Well, this airport has a single fixed based operator, which caters mainly to general aviation pilots since PVU is not home to any commercial aircraft operations.
Provo Municipal Airport is used extensively for flight training purposes and is home to a few leading flight schools, including the one that is run by Utah Valley University. The Provo Municipal Airport’s Air Traffic Control Tower opened in 2005, the same year that the airspace was converted to “Class D”, an area that encompasses 4 nautical miles around the airport. The region around the airport is known as the Provo-Orem metropolitan area. Provo is the county seat for Utah County, and is home to Brigham Young University. It is also the third largest city in Utah and has a population of approximately 120,000 people. Flights to the Provo area are usually operated by GA pilots who are bringing tour groups to the area’s top-rated ski resorts. An FBO directory for PVU will often focus on the region's world-class skiing.
Provo is home to one of the best resorts in the country, Sundance, which ranked 2nd among Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s top 50 U.S. Mainland Resorts in 2007. The 5,000-acre resort, which was founded by Robert Redford in 1969, is an intimate and rustic place with “great runs, gorgeous scenery and no crowds”, according to Town and Country magazine.
