Simsbury Airport

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Simsbury Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 4B9
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Airport Realty Association, LLC
Operator		Simsbury Flying Club
Location		Simsbury, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL		195 ft / 59 m
Coordinates		41°55′00″N 072°46′38″W / 41.916667, -72.77722
Website		www.simsburyairport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
3/21	2,205	672	Asphalt
Statistics (1997)
Aircraft operations			9,452
Based aircraft			54
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Simsbury Airport (FAA LID: 4B9) is a public use airport located in Simsbury and East Granby, both towns in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is privately owned by the Airport Realty Association, LLC.^[1] The airport is operated by the Simsbury Flying Club, a not-for-profit group that operates an FBO at the airport.

1 Fly-In
2 Facilities and aircraft
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Fly-In

The Simsbury Fly-In is held on the third Sunday each September. The event, which as many as 10,000 people, 150 airplanes, and over 200 classic autos have attended in the past, also showcases parachute jumpers, a simulated rescue by a LifeStar helicopter, and has vendors and manufacturers displaying their products.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Simsbury Airport covers an area of 103 acres (42 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (3/21) measuring 2,205 x 50 ft (672 x 15 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 10, 1997, the airport had 9,452 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. There are 54 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single engine, 9% ultralight, 2% multi-engine and 2% helicopters.^[1]