| Orange County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MGJ – ICAO: KMGJ – FAA LID: 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]</ref>
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]
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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]
On July 17, 1960, NASCAR came to the airport with the Empire State 200, on a two-mile course. Rex Allen held off Richard Petty for the win, in front of about 5,000 fans; the mediocre attendance killed any chance of making the race an annual event, as was planned. It remains the only NASCAR event ever held in the Hudson Valley.