- Doylestown Airport
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Doylestown Airport IATA: DYL – ICAO: KDYL – FAA LID: DYL Summary Airport type Public Owner Bucks County Airport Authority (BCAA) Serves Doylestown, Pennsylvania Elevation AMSL 394 ft / 120 m Coordinates 40°19′59″N 075°07′20″W / 40.33306°N 75.12222°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 3,004 916 Asphalt Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 42,000 Based aircraft 174 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Doylestown Airport (IATA: DYL, ICAO: KDYL, FAA LID: DYL) is a public use airport located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States and owned by the Bucks County Airport Authority.[1] It is two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.[1] The airport is home to a single fixed base operator, Leading Edge Aviation, as well as a Civil Air Patrol squadron, flight training, and aircraft rentals.
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History
The Doylestown Airport was dedicated on December 24, 1964.[2] Between the years of 1957 and 1960, the airport was owned and managed by John Van Sant, a popular aviator in Pennsylvania and founder of the Van Sant Airport. The airport is currently run by the Bucks County Airport Authority (BCAA).[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Doylestown Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,004 by 60 feet (916 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 21, 2008, the airport had 42,000 aircraft operations, an average of 115 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 174 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 7% multi-engine and 1% helicopter.[1]
Expansion
Proposals to extend the single runway at Doylestown Airport are currently being debated. The BCAA wants to extend the runway by 800 feet to prepare for the expected increase in safety of airport activity. Along with the runway extension, more hangars are recommended to accommodate the increase in traffic. Many residents nearby are against such expansions, as they fear it will encourage more jets and unwanted noise.[4] If approved, the 800 foot extension, 94+ aircraft hangar spaces, and other improvements will total a cost of $26.9 million.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for DYL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Airport History". PennDOT Bureau of Aviation. http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBOA.nsf/History?OpenPage. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ Dorfman, Marjorie (2005-08-24). "Van Sant Airport: Tribute to Aviation". HappyNews.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927043602/http://www.happynews.com/news/van-sant-airport.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ Ferry, Joe (2007-05-10). "With election looming, airport authority makes case for Doylestown expansion". Bucks County Herald. http://www.bcaanet.org/pdf/51007BucksCountyHerald.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ Yates, Riley (2007-05-10). "No surprises in Doylestown Airport plan". Bucks County Courier Times. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-05102007-1344205.html. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
External links
- Bucks County Airport Authority
- Doylestown Airport at Leading Edge Aviation
- Doylestown Airport webcam
- Doylestown Airport (DYL) at PennDOT Bureau of Aviation
- FAA Terminal Procedures for DYL, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KDYL
- ASN accident history for DYL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KDYL
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