Massena International Airport

Massena International Airport (IATA: MSS, ICAO: KMSS, FAA LID: MSS) (Richards Field) is in St. Lawrence County, New York.[1] It is two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the village of Massena.[1] The airport sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Massena International Airport

Richards Field
Airport in 2007
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Massena
ServesMassena, New York, U.S.
Elevation AMSL221 ft / 67 m
Coordinates44°56′09″N 074°50′44″W
Map
MSS
MSS
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,600 1,707 Asphalt
9/27 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (5/30/2017 – 5/30/2018)
Aircraft operations9,190
Based aircraft9

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 971 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2][3] 3,252 in 2009 and 3,350 in 2010.[4][5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation airport.[6][7]

Facilities

The airport covers 752 acres (304 ha) at an elevation of 222 feet (68 m). It has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 5,600 by 100 feet (1,707 × 30 m) and 9/27 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 × 30 m).[1]

In the year ending June 30, 2011 the airport had 9,040 aircraft operations, average 24 per day: 68% general aviation, 24% air taxi, and 8% military. 10 aircraft were then based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% multi-engine.[1]

Air cargo, charter, limo, courier, and overnight express, and full service for jet refueling are offered. The airport has VOR, ILS, and RNAV navigational approaches. The airport is an uncontrolled airport with no control tower.[8]

Massena, New York does not have international service. It is an "International Airport" as a United States Customs Service port of entry for planes entering the United States from foreign countries. More Canadians than Americans use the airport, which is 86 km (53 mi) from Ottawa, Ontario,117 km (73 mi) from Montreal, Quebec, and 13 km (8 mi) from Cornwall, Ontario.[9] A one-hour advance ETA notice is required for unscheduled flights.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Boutique Air Boston[10]

The airport is served by Boutique Air, with direct flights to Boston Logan International Airport. Prior to Boutique Air's service, the airport was served by Cape Air, and earlier by Big Sky Airlines, with flights to Logan International Airport (via Ogdensburg International Airport and Watertown International Airport in 2007). Prior to that, service was on Air Midwest, with flights to Pittsburgh International Airport.[11]

The first airline flights were Colonial DC-3s in 1946; successor Eastern pulled out in 1961, replaced by Mohawk, which left in 1969-70.

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for MSS (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective February 28, 2019.
  2. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  6. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  7. "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  8. "KMSS - Massena International Airport-Richards Field". AirNav. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  9. Gibertini, Vanni; writing, he was Business Development Manager for IATA for nine years before turning to his other passion: sports (November 22, 2019). "When the Local Airfield Becomes an International Airport: A Look at Massena, N.Y." AirlineGeeks. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  10. Beckstead, Bob; Robinson, Larry (February 26, 2019). "SkyWest won't serve Massena". NNY360. Johnson Newspaper Corporation. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  11. Bomyea, Laura (November 28, 2009). "Air travel panel due to cease existing". Watertown Daily Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

Other sources
  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2842) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2005-5-8: reselects Mesa Air Group, Inc., d/b/a Air Midwest, to continue providing essential air service (EAS) at Massena, Ogdensburg and Watertown, New York, for a two-year period, and establishes an annual subsidy of $1,757,834 for service consisting of three round trips each weekday and three over the weekend period between the communities and Pittsburgh, with 19-seat Beech 1900D aircraft.
    • Order 2006-12-22: selecting Big Sky Transportation Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Big Sky Airlines, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Massena, Ogdensburg, and Watertown, New York, consisting of 18 weekly round trips, three each weekday and three each weekend, to Boston, with 19-seat Beech 1900D turboprop aircraft for the two-year period beginning on or about March 1, 2007, at a combined annual subsidy of $2,097,906.
    • Order 2008-3-15: selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Air, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Massena, Ogdensburg, and Watertown, New York, for the two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates full EAS pursuant to this Order, at a total annual subsidy of $3,879,863.
    • Order 2011-1-6: selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Air, to continue providing subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Massena (for two years), at the annual subsidy rate of $1,708,911.
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