Northeast Philadelphia Airport

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Northeast Philadelphia Airport

IATA: PNE – ICAO: KPNE – FAA: PNE
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Philadelphia Airport System
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL 121 ft / 36.9 m
Coordinates 40°04′54.99″N, 75°00′38.11″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 7,000 2,134 Asphalt
15/33 5,000 1,524 Asphalt

Northeast Philadelphia Airport (IATA: PNE, ICAO: KPNE, FAA LID: PNE) is a public airport located just north of the intersection of Grant Avenue and Ashton Road in the Ashton-Woodenbridge neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. It is part of the Philadelphia Airport System along with Philadelphia International Airport, and is the general aviation reliever airport for Philadelphia International Airport. Northeast Philadelphia Airport is the sixth busiest airport in Pennsylvania.[1] Services at the airport provided by two fixed base operators include fuel, major aircraft repair, hangar rental, aircraft rental and charter, flight instruction, and aircraft sales.[2]

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[edit] Location

This airport covers 1,240 acres (5 km²), and is located on a site approximately bounded by Grant Avenue to the south, Academy Road to the east, Comly Road to the north, and the Roosevelt Boulevard (US 1) to the west. The airport does not extend all the way to these boundaries, however. Development within these boundaries also includes the Internal Revenue Service Philadelphia Service Center, a Pepsi-Cola bottling plant, an industrial park with aviation-related businesses, and the headquarters of the 8th District of the Philadelphia Police Department. A TJ Maxx distribution center and an ice skating rink opened in 2001 on land leased from the airport.[3]

When this airport was opened, the surrounding area was largely open farmland. Since that time, much growth has taken place in Northeast Philadelphia, and residential neighborhoods and businesses have developed close to the airport. Because of this development, pilots operating in proximity of the airport must observe noise abatement procedures.[4]

[edit] History

The United States Army Air Corps began construction of a 545 acre (2.2 km²) airbase in Northeast Philadelphia during World War II, but the project was never completed, and the property was turned over to the city in 1944.[3] After the city finished the work, Philadelphia Northeast Airport opened in June 1945. In 1948, the name of the airport was changed to North Philadelphia Airport.[5] The airport's infrastructure was expanded in 1960 when Runway 6/24 was extended to its present length. The name of the airport was changed once again in 1980, to the present Northeast Philadelphia Airport.[5]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

There has been no scheduled commercial service at Northeast Philadelphia Airport since 1995 when Trans World Airlines (TWA) used it as a maintenance facility for its Trans World Express (TWE) division.[3] As of 2008, commercial air service has not returned to this airport.

[edit] References

Philadelphia Portal
  1. ^ Philadelphia Airport System. Philadelphia Northeast Airport. City of Philadelphia.
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Northeast Philadelphia Airport. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  3. ^ a b c Philadelphia Airport System. Philadelphia Northeast Airport - History. Philadelphia Airport System.
  4. ^ Philadelphia Airport System. Philadelphia Northeast Airport - Noise Abatement. Philadelphia Airport System.
  5. ^ a b Elizabeth Stieber. "Runway hit", Northeast Times, October 21, 2004. 

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