Smoketown Airport

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Smoketown Airport
IATA: n/a - ICAO: n/a - FAA: S37
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Glick Aviation
Serves Smoketown, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL 370 ft (112.8 m)
Coordinates 40°02′28″N, 76°12′05″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 2,400 732 Asphalt


This picture is looking at the western end of the field. The T-Hangers are located on the far side of the runway and the FBO is located near the gas pumps on the near side of the runway. (The approach end of runway 28 is not visidble.)
This picture is looking at the western end of the field. The T-Hangers are located on the far side of the runway and the FBO is located near the gas pumps on the near side of the runway. (The approach end of runway 28 is not visidble.)

Smoketown Airport (FAA LID: S37) is a FBO airport open to the public, located in Smoketown, 6.3 miles east of Lancaster, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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[edit] Facilities

Smoketown Airport covers 49 acres and has one runway:

  • Runway 10/28: 2,400 x 50 ft. (732 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] In the news

On January 25, 1994, a Smoketown-based Piper piloted by Robert Faber of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, collided with trees and impacted a mountain while in cruise flight, returning from Bloomsburg Municipal Airport in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The plane and occupant were not found for four days. Mechanical failure was suspected.

On May 12, 2005, Hayden Sheaffer of Lititz, Pennsylvania, and Troy Martin, of Akron, Pennsylvania entered restricted air space in Washington, DC on the way to an air show in North Carolina. Subsequently, they were forced to land and were subject to having their misadventure broadcasted internationally.

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