Kutztown Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Kutztown Enterprises | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kutztown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kutztown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| In use | May 1945 - January 31, 2009[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 512 ft / 156 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°30′12″N 075°47′13″W / 40.50333°N 75.78694°W | ||||||||||||||
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Kutztown Airport (FAA LID: N31) is a closed, public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district of Kutztown, a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Kutztown Airport covers an area of 90 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 512 feet (156 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 2,460 by 240 feet (750 x 73 m) with an asphalt and turf surface; 10/28 is 2,221 by 150 feet (677 x 46 m) with a turf surface.[2]
For the 12-month period ending April 26, 2007, the airport had 44,250 aircraft operations, an average of 121 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 62.5% single-engine, 10% glider and 27.5% ultralight.[2]
Closure
[edit]In a letter sent by airport owners Nicholas Prikis and Sophie Pittas on October 6, it was announced that the airport would close all operation on January 31, 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kutztown Airport to close; site may become shopping center". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for N31 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 August 2009.
External links
[edit]- Kutztown Airport (N31) information from Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
- Aerial image as of 13 April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- Video of Cessna 172 landing at Kutztown Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for N31
- AirNav airport information for N31
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for N31