Orange County Airport (New York)

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Coordinates: 41°30′36″N 074°15′53″W / 41.51, -74.26472

Orange County Airport

IATA: MGJ – ICAO: KMGJ – FAA: MGJ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Orange County, New York
Location Montgomery, New York
Elevation AMSL 365 ft / 111 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,006 1,526 Asphalt
8/26 3,672 1,119 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 120,000
Based aircraft 228
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

New York’s Orange County Airport (IATA: MGJ, ICAO: KMGJ, FAA LID: MGJ) is an untowered general aviation airport located 1 mile (2 km) southwest of village of Montgomery, in the Town of Montgomery, New York. The 526-acre (2.1 km²) airport is owned by Orange County and can be found at the junction of state highways 211 and NY-416.

It is a popular place for aspiring local pilots to learn to fly or practice their skills. With 125,000 takeoffs and landings annually, it is New York's second-busiest general-aviation airport.[2]

Transmissions between pilots and the airport are rebroadcast on a one-watt station at 88.1 megahertz, so it is possible to tune into them on a standard car radio while driving in the vicinity.[2]

The airport's low traffic and out-of-the-way location have been making it a popular place to store private jets. In 2006 county officials were reported to be working on a deal with a local developer to build 10 private luxury hangars to cater to what they saw as a growing market and raise money for the airport without raising taxes.[3]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Orange County Airport covers an area of 528 acres (214 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 5,006 x 100 ft. (1,526 x 30 m) and 8/26 measuring 3,672 x 100 ft. (1,119 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 1, 2007, the airport had 120,000 aircraft operations, an average of 328 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 1% military. There are 228 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 1% jet and <1% helicopter.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for MGJ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  2. ^ a b James, Alexa; April 24, 2006; Aviation's airwaves: Listen in at local airport, Times Herald Record.
  3. ^ September 12, 2006; Orange County Airport caters to the rich, famous, Times Herald Record; retrieved September 13, 2006

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