Chatham Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Chatham Municipal Airport is a public airport
located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district
of Chatham
, a town in Barnstable County
, Massachusetts
, United States
. The airport is owned by the Town of Chatham. It has a full service FBO (Cape Cod Flying Circus) and maintenance facility in their main building (Stick N Rudder Aero Mantinence). The flight school and sightseeing is operated by Cape Aerial Tours. There is also a restaurant Hangar B, a small eatery upstairs, serving breakfast and lunch.
(6/24) measuring 3,001 x 100 ft (915 x 30 m).
For 12-month period ending January 1, 2007, the airport had 25,530 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 99% general aviation
, 1% air taxi
and <1% military. There are 47 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single engine, 11% multi-engine and 4% helicopters.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Chatham
Chatham, Massachusetts
Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census...
, a town in Barnstable County
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, consisting of Cape Cod and associated islands. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,902...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is owned by the Town of Chatham. It has a full service FBO (Cape Cod Flying Circus) and maintenance facility in their main building (Stick N Rudder Aero Mantinence). The flight school and sightseeing is operated by Cape Aerial Tours. There is also a restaurant Hangar B, a small eatery upstairs, serving breakfast and lunch.
Facilities and aircraft
Chatham Municipal Airport covers an area of 105 acres (42.5 ha) which contains one paved runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
(6/24) measuring 3,001 x 100 ft (915 x 30 m).
For 12-month period ending January 1, 2007, the airport had 25,530 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 99% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, 1% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and <1% military. There are 47 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single engine, 11% multi-engine and 4% helicopters.