Norwood Memorial Airport
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| Norwood Memorial Airport | |||
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| IATA: OWD – ICAO: none – FAA: OWD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Town of Norwood | ||
| Location | Norwood, Massachusetts | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 15 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°11′26″N 071°10′23″W / 42.19056°N 71.17306°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 3,995 | 1,218 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 4,008 | 1,222 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 100,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 246 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Norwood Memorial Airport (IATA: OWD, FAA LID: OWD, GPS code: KOWD)[2] is a public-use airport located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Norwood, a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by the Town of Norwood.[1] Located off Route 128, it is home to the offices of prominent local businessmen and several maintenance facilities.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Norwood Memorial Airport covers an area of 688 acres (278 ha) and has two runways:[1]
- Runway 10/28: 3,995 x 75 ft (1,218 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 17/35: 4,008 x 100 ft (1,222 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 100,000 aircraft operations, an average of 273 per day: 77% general aviation, 22% air taxi and 1% military.[1]
There are 246 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single engine, 12% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 2% helicopters.[1]
[edit] FlightLevel Aviation - Norwood
On January 10, 2008, FlightLevel Aviation acquired Norwood Airport's FBO Eastern Air Center with plans to expand services on the airfield to attract rapidly growing Very Light Jet traffic. Services include fueling, anti-icing, Enterprise rental cars, tie downs and hangar/office leasing.[3]
[edit] Incidents
On June 4, 2007 a Mooney M-20-P crashed into the woods south of the airport while on final approach. One person was killed.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for OWD (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-03-15
- ^ List of ICAO codes. The US DoD DAFIF agrees on assigning no ICAO code to Norwood. For the IATA code, see List of IATA codes.
- ^ "New operator of Norwood airport has big flight plans". Metro West Daily News. 2008-02-19. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/state/x2052196783.
- ^ "Woman killed in plane crash near Norwood Airport". WBZ NewsRadio 1030. 2007-06-04. http://www.wbz.com/pages/539555.php?contentType=4&contentId=573353.
[edit] External links
- Norwood Memorial Airport (official site)
- Flight Level Norwood
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 2 July 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KOWD
- ASN accident history for OWD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KOWD
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