Groton-New London Airport
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| Groton-New London Airport | |||
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| 12 April 1991 | |||
| IATA: GON – ICAO: KGON – FAA: GON | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) | ||
| Location | Groton, Connecticut | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||
| Coordinates | 41°19′48″N 072°02′42″W / 41.33°N 72.045°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 52,394 | ||
| Based aircraft | 69 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Groton-New London Airport (IATA: GON, ICAO: KGON, FAA LID: GON) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Groton, a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.[1] It serves the southeastern Connecticut region, including the shoreline localities of Groton, New London, and Mystic.
Over the years, and usually no more than one at a time, various domestic airlines served the airport, including Pan Am Clipper Connection and Pilgrim Airlines. Scheduled commercial passenger service was limited to small turboprop aircraft such as de Havilland Dash 8 and Beechcraft 1900. Eventually the airport became no longer a profitable destination, and US Airways Express, the last major carrier to serve the airport, terminated its GON-PHL service in 2004. Two charter airlines, however, do continue to shuttle passengers to and from the airport.
The airport has also been used by several presidents speaking at the commencement of the nearby US Coast Guard Academy. The most recent visit was by President Bush on May 23, 2007.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Groton-New London Airport covers an area of 489 acres (198 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 15/33 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the airport had 52,394 aircraft operations, an average of 143 per day: 87% general aviation, 8% military, 5% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 69 aircraft based at this airport: 33% single engine, 25% multi-engine, 14% jet aircraft, 26% helicopters and 1% military.[1]
[edit] Charter airlines
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Groton-New London Airport (official site)
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 14 Jan 2010
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KGON
- ASN accident history for GON
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGON
- FAA current GON delay information
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