Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport
- Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport
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IATA = GFL
ICAO = KGFL
type = Public
owner =
operator = Warren County
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location = Queensbury, New York
elevation-f = 328
elevation-m = 100
coordinates = Coord|43|20|28.4|N|73|36|37.1|W|type:airport|display=inline,title
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r1-number = 1/19
r1-length-f = 5,000
r1-length-m = 1,524
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 12/30
r2-length-f = 4,000
r2-length-m = 1,219
r2-surface = Asphalt
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Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport Airport codes|GFL|KGFL, formerly known as Warren County Airport, is a public airport located in the town of Queensbury three miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Glens Falls in Warren County, New York, USA.
The annual Adirondack Balloon Festival is held at this airport.
History
Ground was broken in 1941. The airport has been served commercially by Colonial Airlines (1940s), Eastern Air Lines (1950s), Mohawk Airlines(1950s - 1970s), Allegheny Airlines (1970s), and Air North (1960s-1980s).
Facilities
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport covers convert|550|acre|ha|0|lk=on and has two runways:
* Runway 1/19: 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 12/30: 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
The north-facing runway 1 is equipped with an instrument landing system and a medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment lights. GPS-based instrument approaches are available to all four runway ends. A VORTAC is located at the field and during the 1990s and earlier was used as the basis for IFR approaches to the main runway.
External links
*PDF| [https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/divisions/operating/opdm/aviation/repository/air_dir/gfl.pdf New York State DOT Airport Diagram]
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