Robertson Field (Connecticut)

Robertson Field Robertson Airport
USGS 1991 orthophoto of Robertson Field
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 4B8
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Town of Plainville
Serves		Plainville, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL		202 ft / 62 m
Coordinates		41°41′22″N 072°51′53″W / 41.68944°N 72.86472°W / 41.68944; -72.86472Coordinates: 41°41′22″N 072°51′53″W / 41.68944°N 72.86472°W / 41.68944; -72.86472
Map
4B8 Location of airport in Connecticut
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
2/20	3,665	1,117	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
	ft	m
H1	30	9	Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations			21,105
Based aircraft			110
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Robertson Field (FAA LID: 4B8), also known as Robertson Airport, is a public use airport in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.^[1] It is owned by the town of Plainville^[1][2] and located two nautical miles (4 km) north of its central business district.^[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.^[3] It is primarily used for charter flights and flight training.^[4]

History

Opened in 1911, Robertson Field is the oldest airport in Connecticut.^[5] John H. Trumbull, a Plainville native and Connecticut's Governor from 1925 to 1931, is known to have used the airfield. He was dubbed "The Flying Governor".^[6] In 1990 the Tomasso family completed renovation and expansion of the 3,600-foot (1,100 m) runway.^[7]

The Town of Plainville had explored a purchase of the airport beginning in 1995. It was appraised by Tomasso at $6.5 million, double its tax assessment by the town. In July 2007, the town received a $116,850 federal grant to further study buying the airport.^[8] The Town of Plainville purchased the airport from Tomasso Brothers, Inc. for a price of $7.7 million USD on December 30, 2009.^{[citation needed]}

In December, 2012 the runway was repaved completely and some new features were also added. One of them being the addition of different and updated Pilot-controlled lighting along with precision markings on the runway for the future Instrument approach procedure the airport will receive by the end of 2014.

Facilities and aircraft

Robertson Field covers an area of 39 acres (16 ha) at an elevation of 202 feet (62 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,665 by 75 feet (1,117 x 23 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with an asphalt surface measuring 30 by 30 feet (9 x 9 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2011, the airport had 21,105 aircraft operations, an average of 57 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 110 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine and 6% multi-engine.^[1]

References

External links

• Town of Plainville: Aviation Commission
• Interstate Aviation, Inc., the fixed base operator (FBO)
• Silver City Flying Club at Robertson Airport
• Aerial image as of March 1991 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 4B8
  • AirNav airport information for 4B8
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4B8