East Hampton Airport

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East Hampton Airport
IATA: HTO - ICAO: KHTO - FAA: HTO
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Town of East Hampton
Serves East Hampton, New York
Elevation AMSL 56 ft (17.1 m)
Coordinates 40°57′34″N, 072°15′07″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 4,255 1,297 Asphalt
16/34 2,223 678 Asphalt
4/22
CLOSED		 2,501 762 Asphalt

East Hampton Airport (IATA: HTO, ICAO: KHTO, FAA LID: HTO) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of East Hampton, in Suffolk County, New York, USA.

There is considerable debate about the airport which is prominently used by private jets visiting the Hamptons. Residents of newly built houses around the airport have complained about the noise. Other residents have complained about the money spent on the airport. Much of the debate now centers on whether to repair the 2,501-foot (762 m) runway 4/22 which is cracked with vegetation and is currently closed.

Noise from helicopters has also generated controversy. In the summer of 2007 US Helicopter announced plans for scheduled service between the East 34th Street Heliport and the airport (leaving on Friday afternoons and returning on Sunday evenings) with a roundtrip ticket cost of $1,600[1] In response United States Senator Charles Schumer introduced legislation in July 2007 requiring the Federal Aviation Agency "to study helicopter traffic over Long Island, and report within 90 days on ways to reduce noise and divert the flight paths from homes." The New York Times noted that East Hampton Airport is the most popular destination for helicopters from New York City and that there were 2,400 helicopters helicopter arrivals and departures in January-June 2007. James L. Brundige, the airport’s manager, said helicopter flights had doubled in the past decade.[2]

Trump Air provided regularly scheduled helicopter service in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The last scheduled fixed wing airline was East Hampton Airlines which now offers chartered service.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 420 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2004 and 103 enplanements in 2005.[3] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, East Hampton is classified as a general aviation airport.[4]

Marine One was based at the airport for one week in August of 1998 and 1999 during week-long visits by Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton to the Georgica Pond home of director Steven Spielberg. Clinton conducted a fundraiser in a hangar at the airport in 1999.

The PBS children's television show It's a Big Big World produced by Mitchell Kriegman is produced at Wainscott Studios which is the industrial park associated with the airport.

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East Hampton Airport covers 570 acres (231 ha) and has three runways:

  • Runway 10/28: 4,255 x 100 ft. (1,297 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 4/22: 2,501 x 100 ft. (762 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt (currently closed)
  • Runway 16/34: 2,223 x 75 ft. (678 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

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  1. ^ New Hamptons Transit Airs on Side of Luxury - July 3, 2007 - The New York Sun
  2. ^ Schumer Calls for Limits on Helicopters to Hamptons New York Times - July 10, 2007
  3. ^ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2005
  4. ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011

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