Cranland Airport
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| Cranland Airport | |||
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| IATA: 28M – ICAO: K28M | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Cranland Airport Inc. | ||
| Location | Hanson, Massachusetts | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 71 ft / 22 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°01′30.5″N 70°50′17.2″W / 42.025139°N 70.838111°WCoordinates: 42°01′30.5″N 70°50′17.2″W / 42.025139°N 70.838111°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 1,860 | 567 | Asphalt |
Cranland Airport, (IATA: 28M, ICAO: K28M) in Hanson, Massachusetts, is a public use airport owned by Cranland Inc. It has one runway, averages 102 flights per week, and has approximately 22 aircraft based on its field.
One historic aircraft, a Grumman Widgeon formerly owned by singer Jimmy Buffett (then registered as N1471N), is housed in the main hangar. It is now owned by Dennis K. Burke, who re-registered it as N3N. Cranland Airport is also the home of Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 279.
Burke was the sole owner of the airport. On July 26, 2011, he sold the airport to Peter T. Oakley.
On August 1, 2007 a small plane crashed 40 yards from the runway. The only death was the pilot, a 63 year old man.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] Links
- http://www.eaa279.org/index.htm - EAA Chapter 279, based at Cranland
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