- Newport State Airport (Vermont)
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Coordinates: 44°53′20″N 072°13′45″W / 44.88889°N 72.22917°W
Newport State Airport IATA: EFK – ICAO: KEFK – FAA LID: EFK Summary Airport type Public Owner State of Vermont Serves Newport, Vermont Elevation AMSL 930 ft / 283 m Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 4,000 1,219 Asphalt 18/36 4,000 1,219 Asphalt Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 8,784 Based aircraft 20 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Newport State Airport (IATA: EFK, ICAO: KEFK, FAA LID: EFK) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Newport, a city in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. It is owned by the State of Vermont.[1]
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Facilities and aircraft
Newport State Airport covers an area of 540 acres (220 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways (5/23 and 18/36), each measuring 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 18, 1997, the airport had 7,140 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. There are 17 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single engine and 12% multi-engine.[1]
History
Until the 1970s, Newport city owned the airport. They sold it to the state of Vermont.[2]
On August 14 - August 15, 2004 the airport served as the site of Coventry, the former final live concert appearance by the musical group Phish, attended by tens of thousands of fans.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for EFK (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ Wright, Duane (September 2009). "Up, Up and Away with Cecil Wright and His Flying Machines". vermont's Northland Journal 8 (6): 8.
- ^ BurlingtonFreePress.com - PHISH // Photo Gallery
- ^ Nude as the News: Phish:
External links
- Newport State Airport at Vermont Airport Directory
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for EFK
- ASN accident history for EFK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for EFK
Categories:- Airports in Vermont
- Newport (city), Vermont
- Coventry, Vermont
- Buildings and structures in Orleans County, Vermont
- Transportation in Orleans County, Vermont
- Northeastern United States airport stubs
- Northeastern United States building and structure stubs
- Vermont stubs
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