Capital City Airport (Pennsylvania)

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Capital City Airport
IATA: CXY - ICAO: KCXY
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA)
Serves Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL 347 ft (105.8 m)
Coordinates 40°13′01.7″N, 76°51′05.3″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
12/30 3,894 1,187 Asphalt
For other airports with this name, see Capital City Airport.

Capital City Airport (IATA: CXY, ICAO: KCXY) is a general aviation airport located in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. The airport code CXY is a reference to the airport serving Harrisburg, the capital city of Pennsylvania.

[edit] History

Originally called Capital Landing Field, the facility opened in mid-1930 and was Harrisburg's original commercial service airport. In 1934, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the facility and renamed it Harrisburg-York State Airport. The airport provided air service to the capital region and was an intermediate stop on longer air routes, principally the route between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. During those years, scheduled commercial air service was provided by Transcontinental Airlines, TWA's predecessor, and Western Airlines.

During the 1940's, the airport continued in its role as the third largest airport in Pennsylvania and served an important role in the movement of war materials for the adjacent New Cumberland Army Depot, and as the site of the former Naval Photographic Reconnaissance Training School. During the 1950's and 1960's, both air carrier service and the number of FBO's increased steadily until 1968 when Olmsted Air Force Base, located just across the river in Middletown was closed and all scheduled commercial air service was transferred to newly named Harrisburg International Airport. It was at that time, that Capital City Airport received its current name and became the region's main general aviation airport.

Capital City Airport is located adjacent to the Defense Distribution Center, one of the largest military distribution centers for the warehousing of supplies and equipment for the U.S. Armed Forces. A parachutte rigger detachment from the 82nd Airborne Division also operates out of Capital City Airport.

Since 1999, Capital City Airport has been owned and operated by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA).

[edit] Facilities

Capital City Airport covers 320 acres and has two runways:

  • Runway 8/26: 5,001 x 150 ft. (1,524 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 12/30: 3,894 x 100 ft. (1,187 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] Statistics

  • 55,077 total aircraft operations in 2003
  • 61,519 total aircraft operations in 2002
  • 66,407 total aircraft operations in 2001
  • 67,525 total aircraft operations in 2000
  • 57,403 total aircraft operations in 1999
  • 53,470 total aircraft operations in 1998

[edit] External links


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Transportation Infrastructure of the Harrisburg metropolitan area
East-West thru-highways Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) | US 22 | US 322
South-North thru-highways I-81 | US 11 | US 15 | PA 34 | PA 72 | PA 74
Harrisburg Roads I-83 | I-283 | PA 39 | PA 231 | PA 441 | Capital Beltway | Harrisburg Expressway | Progress Avenue
Lebanon Roads US 422 | PA 241 | PA 343 | PA 897
Other Roadways I-78 | US 209 | PA 17 | PA 25 | PA 94 | PA 114 | PA 147 | PA 283 | PA 341 | PA 443 | PA 501 | PA 641 | PA 743 | PA 934 | PA 944 | Colonial Road
Public transportation Amtrak | Capital Area Transit
Airports Harrisburg International Airport | Capital City Airport | Carlisle Airport | Keller Brothers Airport | Kutztown Airport | Millard Airport | Reigle Airport
Rail Harrisburg Transportation Center | Pennsylvania Railroad | Harrisburg Line | Keystone Service | Pennsylvanian | Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line | Keystone Corridor | CorridorOne


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