Newport State Airport (Vermont)
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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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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:
[edit] 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
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