| Capital City Airport | |||
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| IATA: HAR – ICAO: KCXY – FAA LID: CXY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | ||
| Location | Fairview Township, York County, near New Cumberland, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 347 ft / 106 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8/26 | 5,001 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 3,925 | 1,196 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 57,668 | ||
| Based aircraft | 145 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Capital City Airport (IATA: HAR, ICAO: KCXY, FAA LID: CXY) is a public airport located in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Harrisburg, the capital city of Pennsylvania.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Capital City Airport is assigned CXY by the FAA and HAR by the IATA (which assigned CXY to Cat Cay, Bimini Islands, Bahamas).[2][3]
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The airport serves the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin and York. It is also the home airport for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation and the Pennsylvania State Police.[4]
Capital City Airport averages more than 57,000 corporate, charter, and private aircraft operations every year and has earned its place as the airport of choice for thousands of general aviation pilots and their passengers. Owned and operated by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA), Capital City Airport is the designated reliever and sister airport of Harrisburg International Airport, and serves the business communities of Dauphin, Cumberland, and York counties.
In addition, a study conducted by the PA Department of Transportation in 2000, concluded that Capital City Airport related activates generate nearly $24 million a year in total economic output into the regional economy
Capital City Airport covers an area of 320 acres (130 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 8/26 meauring 5,001 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 12/30 measuring 3,925 x 100 ft (1,196 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 13, 2006, the airport had 57,668 aircraft operations, an average of 157 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military and 2% air taxi. There are 145 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 3% helicopter and 2% jet.[1]
Originally called Capital Landing Field, the facility opened in mid-1930 and was Harrisburg's original commercial service airport. In 1934, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the facility and renamed it Harrisburg-York State Airport. The airport provided air service to the capital region and was an intermediate stop on longer air routes, principally the route between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. During those years, scheduled commercial air service was provided by Transcontinental and Western Airlines, TWA's predecessor.
During the 1940s, the airport continued in its role as the third largest airport in Pennsylvania and served an important role in the movement of war materials for the adjacent New Cumberland Army Depot, and as the site of the former Naval Photographic Reconnaissance Training School.
The Army Air Corps stationed the 101st and 103d Observation Squadrons at Harrisburg Airport early in the war to train pilots in observation and aerial photography. Later in the war, the Army Air Force formed the 6th Fighter Wing and 47th Bombardment Wing at the airport before their deployment overseas.
During the 1950s and 1960s, both air carrier service and the number of FBO's increased steadily until 1968 when Olmsted Air Force Base, located just across the river in Middletown was closed and all scheduled commercial air service was transferred to newly named Harrisburg International Airport in 1970. It was at that time, that Capital City Airport received its current name and became the region's main general aviation airport.
Capital City Airport is located adjacent to the Defense Distribution Center, one of the largest military distribution centers for the warehousing of supplies and equipment for the U.S. Armed Forces. A parachutte rigger detachment from the 82nd Airborne Division also operates out of Capital City Airport.
Since 1999, Capital City Airport has been owned and operated by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA).
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