| Oneida County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FAA diagram of Oneida County Airport | |||
| IATA: UCA – ICAO: KUCA – FAA LID: UCA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Oneida County | ||
| Serves | Utica, New York | ||
| Location | Whitestown, New York | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 742 ft / 226 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 5,399 | 1,646 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 6,002 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Oneida County Airport (IATA: UCA, ICAO: KUCA, FAA LID: UCA) was a public airport located in the Town of Whitestown in Oneida County, New York,[2][3] six miles (10 km) northwest of the central business district of Utica. The airport covered 1,800 acres (7.3 km2) and had two runways.[1]
Oneida County closed the airport in January 2007 and transferred operations to Griffiss International Airport, (formerly Griffiss Air Force Base) located about five miles (8 km) to the north in Rome, New York.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,122 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2004 and 1,951 enplanements in 2005.[4] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, Oneida County was classified as a general aviation airport.[5]
Mohawk Airlines in the 1960s and Empire Airlines in the 1980s each had hubs at UCA. Both would eventually become part of USAir, which maintained a presence and several facilities at UCA. In 1995, USAir ended its jet service at UCA, and closed its heavy maintenance base and reservations center.
UCA has not had commercial service since Continental Connection carrier CommutAir ended service on June 30, 2002. In its final years, UCA had been receiving its service though the EAS program; declining ridership led the required subsidy to breach the $200 per passenger statutory cap.
Service was transferred to nearby Griffiss International Airport following the closure of Oneida.