North Central State Airport

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North Central State Airport

IATA: SFZ - ICAO: KSFZ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Rhode Island Airport Corp.
Serves		Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Elevation AMSL		441 ft (134.4 m)
Coordinates		41°55′14.74″N, 71°29′28.97″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5/23	5,000	1,524	Asphalt
15/33	3,210	978	Asphalt

North Central State Airport (IATA: SFZ, ICAO: KSFZ) is a public airport located in the towns of Lincoln and Smithfield in Providence County, Rhode Island, USA. It is located in the upper region of the state and is roughly horizontally centered in the state, hence the name "North Central". The airfield is the closest and most convenient to downtown Providence.

It generally caters to private pilots and general aviation, and the aircraft that are seen there are usually either of the single- or twin-engined propeller class. However, the airport does have facilities to fuel jet engine aircraft that require JET-A type fuel. The airport is not able to serve large airliners, and the use of North Central to these types of aircraft is purely emergency-related. The airport is the base for a repair facility as well as an aircraft interior company.

The airport has two active runways, although Runway 5/23 is used more often than Runway 15/33 due to crosswinds. It is a non-towered airport.

North Central State Airport is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. The other five airports include T.F. Green State Airport, Quonset State Airport, Westerly State Airport, Newport State Airport, and Block Island State Airport.