Franklin County Regional Airport

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]

Franklin County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSusquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority
LocationChambersburg, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL697 ft / 212.4 m
Coordinates39°58′19.6″N 77°38′35.7″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 3,300 1,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations11,910
Based aircraft16
Source: AOPA[1]

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.

History

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]

Facilities

Franklin County Regional Airport has one runway:

  • Runway 8/26: 3,300 x 75 ft. (1,006 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

Statistics

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]

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See also

References
  1. "Franklin County Regional Airport". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. "Franklin County Regional Airport." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Harrisburg International Airport, retrieved online June 2019.
  3. "Franklin County Regional Airport". AirNav. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. "Franklin County Regional Airport gets grant to expand taxiway". The Record Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. Mattera, Julianne. "Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority OKs nearly $800,000 in contracts". PennLive. Retrieved 5 March 2016.


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