Newton Airport (New Jersey)
| Newton Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 3N5 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public use | ||
| Owner | RRL Group | ||
| Operator | Stella Jump | ||
| Serves | Newton, New Jersey | ||
| Location | Sussex County, New Jersey | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 620 ft / 189 m | ||
| Coordinates | 41°01′38″N 074°45′31″W / 41.02722°N 74.75861°WCoordinates: 41°01′38″N 074°45′31″W / 41.02722°N 74.75861°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 2,546 | 776 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 10,705 | ||
| Based aircraft | 18 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Newton Airport (FAA LID: 3N5) was a privately owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (5.556 km) south of the central business district of the town of Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.[1] It closed in 2013, after it was purchased for $3.5M by Public Service Electric & Gas Company to be used to stage electrical power equipment used in constructing new transmission lines.[2] FAA removed it from the A/FD and listed its status as closed as of June 27, 2013 edition.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Newton Airport covered an area of 90 acres (36 ha) and had one runway designated 6/24 with a 2,546 x 45 ft (776 x 14 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 10,695 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 56% ultralight, 39% single-engine and 6% helicopter.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for 3N5 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2010-07-29
- ↑ Freeman, Paul (2013-01-16). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwestern New Jersey". Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ↑ FAA's Airport/Facility Directory, 2013-05-02 & 2013-06-27 editions
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 3N5
- AirNav airport information for 3N5
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3N5