| Cranland Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: 28M – ICAO: K28M | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Cranland Airport Inc. | ||
| Location | Hanson, Massachusetts | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 71 ft / 22 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 1,860 | 567 | Asphalt |
Cranland Airport, (IATA: 28M, ICAO: K28M) in Hanson, Massachusetts, is a public airport owned by Cranland Inc. It has one runway, averages 102 flights per week, and has approximately 22 aircraft based on its field. One historic aircraft, a Grumman Widgeon which was formerly owned by singer Jimmy Buffett (then registered as N1471N) is housed in the main hangar and is now owned by Dennis K Burke who re-registered it as N3N. Dennis was the sole owner of the Cranland airport and on 7/26/2011 he sold the airport to Peter T. Oakley. The Cranland airport is also the home of the EAA chapter 279. EAA stands for Experimental Aircraft Association.
On 8-1-2007 a small plane crashed 40 yards from the runway, the only death was the pilot; a 63 year old man.[1]
Local aviation chapter based at Cranland