Wurtsboro-Sullivan County Airport | |||
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IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: N82 | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Shalom Lamm | ||
Serves | Wurtsboro, New York | ||
Location | Mamakating, New York | ||
Elevation AMSL | 560 ft / 171 m | ||
Website | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
5/23 | 3,592 | 1,095 | Asphalt |
9/27 | 1,100 | 335 | Turf |
14/32 | 2,101 | 640 | Turf |
18/36 | 1,250 | 381 | Turf |
Statistics (2007) | |||
Aircraft operations | 70,000 | ||
Based aircraft | 97 | ||
Sources: FAA,[1] airport website[2] |
Wurtsboro-Sullivan County Airport (FAA LID: N82) is a privately owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Wurtsboro, in Sullivan County, New York, United States. It is privately owned by Shalom Lamm.[1] It is commonly called Wurtsboro Airport.
It is believed to be the oldest operating glider airport in the nation.[2] The airport is located along Route 209 and the D & H Canal in the town of Mamakating.
Wurtsboro Airport covers an area of 500 acres (200 ha) which contains four unlit runways:[1]
Services available:[1]
There are 97 aircraft based at this airport: 52 single-engine and 45 gliders.[1]