Griffiss Airfield

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Griffiss Airfield
IATA: RME – ICAO: KRME – FAA: RME
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Oneida County
Serves Oneida County
Location Rome, New York
Elevation AMSL 504 ft / 154 m
Coordinates 43°14′02″N, 075°24′25″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 11,820 3,603 Concrete
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 1,000
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Griffiss Airfield (IATA: RME, ICAO: KRME, FAA LID: RME) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Rome, a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. This airport is publicly owned by County of Oneida.[1] It is located on the former site of Griffiss Air Force Base, which closed in 1995.

Operations from the Oneida County Airport in Oriskany, New York were transferred here in 2006, after which the county closed that airport in January 2007.

[edit] Facilities

Griffiss Airfield Airport covers an area of 1,680 acres (680 ha) and contains one runway[1]:

  • Runway 15/33: 11,820 x 200 ft. (3,603 x 61 m), Surface: Concrete

For 12-month period ending 09/13/2005 the airport had 1,000 aircraft operations[1]:

  • 85% general aviation: 850
  • 15% military: 150

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for RME (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 03/15/2007

[edit] External links

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