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For the airport in Norwood, Ontario, see Norwood Airport.
Norwood Memorial Airport 
IATA: OWD – ICAO: KOWD – FAA LID: OWD Summary Airport type Public Owner Town of Norwood Location Norwood, Massachusetts Elevation AMSL 49 ft / 15 m Coordinates 42°11′26″N 071°10′23″W / 42.19056°N 71.17306°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 3,995 1,218 Asphalt 17/35 4,008 1,222 Asphalt Statistics (2006) Aircraft operations 100,000 Based aircraft 246 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Norwood Memorial Airport (IATA: OWD, FAA LID: OWD, GPS code: KOWD)[2] is a public-use airport located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Norwood, a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by the Town of Norwood.[1] Located off Route 128, it is home to the offices of prominent local businessmen and several maintenance facilities.
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Facilities and aircraft
Norwood Memorial Airport covers an area of 688 acres (278 ha) and has two runways:[1]
- Runway 10/28: 3,995 x 75 ft (1,218 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 17/35: 4,008 x 100 ft (1,222 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 100,000 aircraft operations, an average of 273 per day: 77% general aviation, 22% air taxi and 1% military.[1]
There are 246 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single engine, 12% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 2% helicopters.[1]
The airport also includes two flight schools and Flight Level Aviation as an FBO. Charter services operate commonly out of the airport.
Incidents
On June 4, 2007 a Mooney M-20-P crashed into the woods south of the airport while on final approach. One person was killed.[3]
In March 2010, the airport was closed due to severe flooding.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for OWD (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-03-15
- ^ List of ICAO codes. The US DoD DAFIF agrees on assigning no ICAO code to Norwood. For the IATA code, see List of IATA codes.
- ^ "Woman killed in plane crash near Norwood Airport". WBZ NewsRadio 1030. 2007-06-04. http://www.wbz.com/pages/539555.php?contentType=4&contentId=573353.
- ^ "DOT: Norwood Airport a flooding risk". Norwood Transcript and Bulletin. 15 March 2010. http://www.wickedlocal.com/norwood/news/x99750375/DOT-Norwood-Airport-a-flooding-risk. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
External links
- Norwood Memorial Airport (official site)
- Flight Level Norwood
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KOWD
- ASN accident history for OWD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KOWD
Categories:- Airports in Massachusetts
- Transportation in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Norwood, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts building and structure stubs
- Northeastern United States airport stubs
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