Kutztown Airport

Kutztown Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: N31
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Kutztown Enterprises
Serves Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Location Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In use May 1945 - January 31, 2009[1]
Elevation AMSL 512 ft / 156 m
Coordinates 40°30′12″N 075°47′13″W / 40.50333°N 75.78694°W / 40.50333; -75.78694
Map
N31

Location of airport in Pennsylvania

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,460 750 Asphalt/Turf
10/28 2,221 677 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 44,250
Based aircraft 40

Kutztown Airport (FAA LID: N31) is a closed, public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district of Kutztown, a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Kutztown Airport covers an area of 90 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 512 feet (156 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 2,460 by 240 feet (750 x 73 m) with an asphalt and turf surface; 10/28 is 2,221 by 150 feet (677 x 46 m) with a turf surface.[2]

For the 12-month period ending April 26, 2007, the airport had 44,250 aircraft operations, an average of 121 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 62.5% single-engine, 10% glider and 27.5% ultralight.[2]

Closure

In a letter sent by airport owners Nicholas Prikis and Sophie Pittas on October 6, it was announced that the airport would close all operation on January 31, 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kutztown Airport to close; site may become shopping center". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for N31 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 August 2009.

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