William H. Morse State Airport

William H. Morse State Airport (ICAO: KDDH, FAA LID: DDH) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Bennington, a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States.[1] It is also referred to as "Southwest Vermont's Airport".[2]

William H. Morse State Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Vermont
LocationBennington, Vermont
Elevation AMSL827 ft / 252 m
Map
DDH
Location of airport in Vermont/United States
DDH
DDH (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,704 1,129 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations27,290
Based aircraft50

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, William H. Morse State Airport is assigned DDH by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. [3]

Facilities and aircraft

William H. Morse State Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (13/31) measuring 3,704 x 75 ft (1,129 x 23 m).[1]

There are 50 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single engine, 36% multi-engine, 4% helicopters and 12% ultralights.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for DDH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. Patrick McArdle (2007-01-26). "Bennington sought say in airport renaming". Rutland Herald.
  3. Airport information for KDDH - Bennington, Vermont (William H. Morse State Airport) at Great Circle Mapper.


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