Gettysburg Regional Airport

Not to be confused with Gettysburg Airport (Forney Airfield in World War II).

Gettysburg Regional Airport
IATA: GTY ICAO: none FAA LID: W05
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority
Location	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL	590 ft / 180 m
Coordinates	39°50′27″N 77°16′27″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 3,100 945 Asphalt

Gettysburg Regional Airport (IATA: GTY, FAA LID: W05), formerly known as the Gettysburg Airport and Travel Center and as Doersom Airport, is a general aviation airport located two miles (4 km) west of the Gettysburg, in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The airport is situated approximately 38 miles (61 km) south of Harrisburg.

The airport opened in 1926 and had been a privately operated general aviation service airport. It is located on roughly 47 acres (190,000 m²) in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania. On August 25, 2006, the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority acquired the airport and changed its official name.

Facilities

Gettysburg Regional Airport has one runway:

• Runway 6/24: 3,100 x 60 ft (945 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Partial taxiway on either side of the runway provides access to the hangar areas and fuel farm.
• Landside facilities include four hangar units, 18,682 (sq ft) of hangar space.

Statistics

• 9,600 total aircraft operations for 2005

References

• Gettysburg Regional Airport (official site)
• FAA Airport Form 5010 for W05 PDF
• Great Circle Mapper: GTY - Gettysburg Regional Airport

External links

• Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Gettysburg Regional Airport
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for W05
  • AirNav airport information for W05
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for W05