| Kutztown Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Kutztown Enterprises | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kutztown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kutztown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| In use | May 1945 - January 31, 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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  N31Location of airport in Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
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.
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.
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.
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.
References
- ^ "Kutztown Airport to close; site may become shopping center". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for N31 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 August 2009.
External links
- Kutztown Airport (N31) information from Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
- Aerial image as of 13 April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- Video of Cessna 172 landing at Kutztown Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for N31
- AirNav airport information for N31
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for N31