Northampton Airport

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Northampton Airport
IATA: n/a - ICAO: n/a - FAA: 7B2
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Seven Bravo Two, LLC
Serves		Northampton, Massachusetts
Elevation AMSL		122 ft (37.2 m)
Coordinates		42°19′41″N, 72°36′41″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
14/32	3,365	1,026	Asphalt

Northampton Airport (FAA LID: 7B2) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) northeast of central business district (CBD) of Northampton, a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

The airport covers 55 acres and has one runway that is 3,365 feet in length and 50 feet in width. Avgas fuel is self service and is available 24 hours a day. Northampton Airport has an estimated 73 flights per day and estimated 60 based aircraft.

1 History
2 Flight School
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The Northampton Airport was opened as a commercial airport on April 1, 1929. Many historic aviators, including Charles Lindbergh, flew here. Lindbergh would come to visit his then girlfriend, Anne Morrow, at Smith College. Amelia Earhart studied airframe maintenance in downtown Northampton, and although not officially documented, probably did some flight training at the Northampton Airport. In addition, the airport was also visited by Ruth Nickols and the Granville brothers (who were responsible for building the Geebee airplane).

During World War II, the airport was used as a naval training facility and trained many pilots for the war effort. One of the instructors during this period, Roger Atwood, can still be found visiting the airport on a daily basis.

Located on the beautiful Connecticut River, It is located within walking distance of downtown Northampton, a beautiful and historic place to visit.

The airport has been in continuous operation since its inception in 1929. For several years prior to that, it had been used for barnstorming. Recently, the old runway received a facelift, including: a new runway, taxiways, lights, and a rotating beacon. The Holyoke Mountain range is to the south, the Berkshires are to the west, and the Connecticut River flows parallel to the runway, making it an easy landmark for finding the airport.

[edit] Flight School

Northampton Airport contains a flight school. The flight school consists of six flight Instructors and five aircraft. The aircraft include one Cessna 152 (N94513), one Flight Design CT (N357JD), one Cessna 172 (N9421Z), Three Piper Warrior II's (N8090H/N4302V/N128PC), one Piper Arrow (N3783M).