Franklin County Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Location | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 697 ft / 212.4 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°58′19.6″N 77°38′35.7″W / 39.972111°N 77.643250°W | ||||||||||
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Source: AOPA
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Franklin County Regional Airport ( FAA LID: N68), formerly known as Chambersburg Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport located three miles (5 km) north of the Borough of Chambersburg, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. The airport is situated approximately 45 miles southwest of Harrisburg. [2]
In 2004, the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA) bought Franklin County Regional Airport and formed a Study Advisory Group (SAG) to develop a list of recommended improvements at the airport. Those improvements included: rehabilitation of the runway, taxiway, ramp area and other landside faculties, additional parking, signage, hangars, an automated weather observation station (AWOS) and a fueling service. The improvements will be made on a priority basis and as grant monies become available.
Franklin County Regional Airport was opened in July 1970. [3]
In 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Franklin County Regional Airport a $720,000 grant to construct a parallel taxiway to runway 6/24, which will eliminate the need for aircraft to turn around at the end of the runway and taxi back down the runway to the main taxiway. [4] The parallel taxiway will be approximately 700 feet long, and will terminate at an intersection with the main taxiway that's used to get to and from the aircraft apron. [5]
Franklin County Regional Airport has one runway:
There are 16 aircraft based at Franklin County Regional Airport (15 single engine aircraft & 1 multi engine aircraft). In 2015, there were a total of 11,910 aircraft movements at the airport. [1]
Franklin County Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Location | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 697 ft / 212.4 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°58′19.6″N 77°38′35.7″W / 39.972111°N 77.643250°W | ||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2015) | |||||||||||
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Source: AOPA
[1] |
Franklin County Regional Airport ( FAA LID: N68), formerly known as Chambersburg Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport located three miles (5 km) north of the Borough of Chambersburg, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. The airport is situated approximately 45 miles southwest of Harrisburg. [2]
In 2004, the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA) bought Franklin County Regional Airport and formed a Study Advisory Group (SAG) to develop a list of recommended improvements at the airport. Those improvements included: rehabilitation of the runway, taxiway, ramp area and other landside faculties, additional parking, signage, hangars, an automated weather observation station (AWOS) and a fueling service. The improvements will be made on a priority basis and as grant monies become available.
Franklin County Regional Airport was opened in July 1970. [3]
In 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Franklin County Regional Airport a $720,000 grant to construct a parallel taxiway to runway 6/24, which will eliminate the need for aircraft to turn around at the end of the runway and taxi back down the runway to the main taxiway. [4] The parallel taxiway will be approximately 700 feet long, and will terminate at an intersection with the main taxiway that's used to get to and from the aircraft apron. [5]
Franklin County Regional Airport has one runway:
There are 16 aircraft based at Franklin County Regional Airport (15 single engine aircraft & 1 multi engine aircraft). In 2015, there were a total of 11,910 aircraft movements at the airport. [1]