Trenton-Mercer Airport
| Trenton-Mercer Airport | |||
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| IATA: TTN – ICAO: KTTN – FAA LID: TTN | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | County of Mercer | ||
| Serves | Trenton, New Jersey | ||
| Location | Ewing, New Jersey | ||
| Focus city for | Frontier Airlines[1] | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 212 ft / 65 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°16′36″N 074°48′48″W / 40.27667°N 74.81333°WCoordinates: 40°16′36″N 074°48′48″W / 40.27667°N 74.81333°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 6,006 | 1,831 | Asphalt |
| 16/34 | 4,800 | 1,463 | Asphalt |
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| Number | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| H1 | 64 | 20 | Asphalt |
| H2 | 64 | 20 | Asphalt |
| H3 | 64 | 20 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 84,614 | ||
| Based aircraft | 154 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] | |||
Trenton-Mercer Airport (IATA: TTN, ICAO: KTTN, FAA LID: TTN) is a county owned, public use airport four miles northwest of the central business district of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Formerly known as Mercer County Airport, it is in Ewing, New Jersey. The airport handles one scheduled airline plus general and corporate aviation.
Trenton-Mercer is the sixth busiest airport in New Jersey (after Newark, Essex County, Teterboro, Morristown, and Atlantic City).
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 24,634 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, 974 enplanements in 2008,[3] 561 in 2009, 853 in 2010. and 3,414 in 2011.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[5]
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History [edit]
The first airplane landed at what is now Trenton-Mercer Airport in 1907, in what was then Alfred Reeder's farm field, just off of Bear Tavern Road in Ewing. Twenty-two years later in 1929 Skillman Airport was opened to the public.
During World War II the nearby General Motors plant ceased producing civilian vehicles and began making TBF Avenger bombers for the United States Navy. Skillman Airport expanded to accommodate test-flights of this aircraft, and after the airport returned to county control following the end of the war it was renamed Mercer County Airport.
Airport Air Traffic Control operations based in the control tower were 6 AM to Midnight during the 1980s and early 1990s. Since January 1994, tower operations have been shortened to 6 AM to 10 PM.
In 1995 the airport's name was changed from Mercer County Airport to Trenton-Mercer Airport in an effort to more closely identify it with the city of Trenton (the capital of New Jersey and county seat of Mercer County).
On March 11, 1998 an NWS/FAA Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) became operational at the airport, replacing the human weather observers which had previously reported weather conditions.
For many years the county has had plans to expand the airport and attract more commercial airlines. These plans have been opposed by residents of suburban housing tracts in Ewing, Lawrence, Hopewell, Lower Makefield, Pennington and Yardley (some of which are in Pennsylvania, across the Delaware River). Most of these developments were built after the airport.
In 1994, as a cost-cutting measure, the Mercer County Airport Police and Fire Department was disbanded and replaced by the Mercer County Sheriff's Office (police) and ProTec Fire Services (Aircraft Fire Rescue). The fire department was initially lead by Chief James Lonergan, who was previously was the director of aircraft rescue at Philadelphia International and Boston Logan Airport.
He was replaced, in 1997, by Mike Schwartz, who currently serves as an elected Ward Councilman in Delran Township. Chief Schwartz was also assigned as the Director of Fire Rescue at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey. Following his retirement, he was replaced by Jim West at Trenton (who previously worked with the Space Shuttle program), and Morristown Municipal contracted with Rural-Metro Fire Service.
In March 2013, the FAA announced it will close the airport's control tower due to the 2013 Federal Sequester and resultant budget cuts.[6] On May 10, 2013, the FAA announced it would delay the closing of the airport's control tower through at least September 30, 2013.[7]
Ground transportation [edit]
The airport does not have any direct public transportation connections.[8] However Trenton does have a variety of taxi cab companies which operate from the Trenton Transit Center which services the Northeast Corridor via Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and SEPTA railroads.[9] Travel times between Trenton and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and Penn Station in New York were 28 minutes and 48 minutes, respectively, according to Amtrak's January, 2013 timetable. [10]
Facilities and aircraft [edit]
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Trenton Mercer Airport covers 1,345 acres (544 ha) at an elevation of 212 feet (65 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 is 6,006 by 150 feet (1,831 x 46 m) and 16/34 is 4,800 by 150 feet (1,463 x 46 m). The airport also has three helipads designated H1, H2, and H3, each measuring 64 by 64 feet (20 x 20 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 84,614 aircraft operations, an average of 231 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 154 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 10% jet, 21% helicopter, and 10.4% military.[2]
Pilot training [edit]
Trenton-Mercer Airport is home to multiple flight schools. Both Mercer County Community College's flight department and ATP Flight School are based on the field.[11][12]
The airport also is home to Royal Karina Air Service, which provides both flight training and aircraft rental.[13]
Civil Air Patrol [edit]
Trenton-Mercer Airport is also home to the Twin Pine Composite Squadron (NER-NJ-092) of the Civil Air Patrol.[14]
Development and expansion [edit]
In a study commissioned by the county released in 2013, a new passenger terminal, a corporate office park, medical offices and laboratories, and commercial space would be part of a plan to develop available land at the airport.[15]
Airline and destinations [edit]
Frontier Airlines, which markets the airport as "Princeton/Trenton (NJ)", began flights to Orlando in November 2012 and expanded service to other destinations in the USA in 2013.[16]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Frontier Airlines | Atlanta, Chicago-Midway, Columbus (OH), Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, New Orleans, Orlando, Raleigh/Durham, Tampa |
Former commercial service [edit]
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- Allegheny Douglas DC-9s nonstop to Chicago in 1977-78 were probably Trenton's first jet flights. United flew Boeing 727-200s and Boeing 737s to Trenton in 1984-85.
- In the mid to late 1990s Eastwind Airlines operated a hub out of Trenton to Florida and Virginia as well as airports in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania. The airline flew from Philadelphia for a short time too. This was one of the only times Trenton-Mercer saw scheduled jet service from its short runways with 737-200 and 737-700 aircraft.
- From 1998 until 2003 Shuttle America operated a scheduled business commuter service to airports in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina. The airline flew 50 seat De Havilland Dash 8-311 turboprops and had all its aircraft stocked with in-flight service items when stopping in Trenton. The airline ceased operations at TTN after a codeshare service with US Airways drew customers to nearby Philadelphia from Trenton.
- In 2006 and 2007 Comair flew to Atlanta and Boston from Trenton as Delta Connection using CRJ-200 aircraft. After a few months Big Sky Airlines took over the Boston service with Beech 1900s. The service ended in early January 2008.
- From May 2000 until February 2008 Boston-Maine Airways operated the Pan Am Clipper Connection between Trenton-Mercer Airport and Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. The flight was terminated when Boston-Maine Airways ceased operating on February 28, 2008.
- On April 4, 2011, Streamline Airlines re-commenced the former Pan-Am Clipper Connection route between Bedford-Hanscom and Trenton using an EMB-120 Brasilia turboprop.[17] The carrier was consistently losing money and shut down on September 14, 2012, citing a poor economic climate and unprofitable operations.[18]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_22476638/frontier-airlines-shifting-market-strategy-avoids-competition?source=rss
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for TTN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2011" (PDF, 189 KB). Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ Pizzi, Jenna \title = FAA says Trenton-Mercer Airport control tower will close due to federal sequester (March 22, 2013). The Times of Trenton http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/03/trenton-mercer_airport_control.html#incart_river_default
|url=missing title (help). Retrieved 2013-02-22. - ^ Izzo, Christina (May 11, 2013). "Control tower at Trenton-Mercer Airport spared from June closure". The Times of Trenton. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ Trenton/Mercer Airport, Transportation, accessed Jan. 14, 2013, http://www.state.nj.us/counties/mercer/departments/airport/transportation.html
- ^ Trenton/Mercer Airport, Transportation, accessed Jan. 14, 2013, http://www.state.nj.us/counties/mercer/departments/airport/transportation.html
- ^ Amtrak timetable, Jan. 2013, http://www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables
- ^ http://www.mccc.edu/aviation
- ^ http://www.atpflightschool.com
- ^ http://www.IReallyWantToFly.com
- ^ http://twinpine.njwg.cap.gov
- ^ Pizzi, Jenna (January 25, 2013). "Mercer freeholders review plan to develop area surrounding Trenton-Mercer Airport". The Times of Trenton. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ^ "Frontier Airlines continues rapid expansion at Trenton-Mercer Airport with flights to 5 new cities". Times of Trenton. January 7, 2013 [url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/01/frontier_airlines_continues_ra.html#incart_m-rpt-1.
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/counties/mercer/departments/airport/airlines.html
- ^ http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2012/09/trenton-mercer_airport_ends_co.html
External links [edit]
- Trenton-Mercer Airport at Mercer County website
- Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective May 2, 2013
- FAA Terminal Procedures for TTN, effective May 2, 2013
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TTN
- AirNav airport information for KTTN
- ASN accident history for TTN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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