Saratoga County Airport

Saratoga County Airport (FAA LID: 5B2) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Saratoga Springs, a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Saratoga County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSaratoga County
ServesSaratoga Springs, New York
Elevation AMSL433 ft / 132 m
Coordinates43°03′03″N 073°51′42″W
Websitehttp://www.nafsinc.com/
Map
5B2
Location of airport in New York
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,699 1,432 Asphalt/Concrete
14/32 4,000 1,219 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations38,550
Based aircraft62

Facilities and aircraft

Saratoga County Airport covers an area of 300 acres (121 ha) at an elevation of 433 feet (132 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt and concrete surfaces: 5/23 is 4,699 by 100 feet (1,432 x 30 m); 14/32 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).[1] Jet aircraft use runways 5 or 23.

For the 12-month period ending August 29, 2008, the airport had 38,550 aircraft operations, an average of 105 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 63% single-engine, 26% glider, 8% multi-engine, 2% jet, and 2% helicopter.[1]

Nearby airports

Nearby airports with instrument approach procedures include:[3]

Other nearby facilities:

  • W57 – Round Lake Airport and Seaplane Base (8.3 nm SE)
  • K27 – Burrello-Mechanicville Airport (12.7 nm SE)

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 5B2 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  3. "5B2 – Saratoga County Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
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