Schroon Lake Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Town of Schroon Lake | ||||||||||
| Serves | Schroon Lake, New York | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 830 ft / 253 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°51′30″N 073°44′27″W / 43.85833°N 73.74083°W | ||||||||||
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Schroon Lake Airport (/ˈskruːn/ SKROON)[2] (FAA LID: 4B7) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Schroon Lake, a town in Essex County, New York, United States. It is owned by the Town of Schroon Lake.[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Schroon Lake Airport covers an area of 26 acres (11 ha) at an elevation of 830 feet (253 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 8, 2007, the airport had 800 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 66 per month.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4B7 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ Malone, Destiny (May 25, 2012). "The "Official" Way To Pronounce 'Schroon' Lake". Adirondack.net. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
Sharon Piper from the Schroon Lake Bed & Breakfast was courteous enough to help me out. ... "Regarding the correct way to say our town, it is SKroon (like school)," said Piper. "Many people say Shroon (like mushroom) but that is not it, and we snicker behind our hands when people do that."
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
External links
[edit]- "Schroon Lake (4B7)" (PDF). airport diagram from New York State DOT
- Aerial image as of 7 May 1995 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 4B7
- AirNav airport information for 4B7
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4B7