Fair Haven Municipal Airport was a town-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Fair Haven, a town in Rutland County, Vermont

Vermont

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, United States

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. The airport is closed.

Facilities and aircraft

Fair Haven Municipal Airport covered an area of 140 acres (56.7 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 370 feet (113 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway

Runway

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 designated 2/20 with a gravel

Gravel

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 and dirt

Dirt

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 surface measuring 2,000 by 20 feet (610 x 6 m). For the 12-month period ending June 7, 2005, the airport had 150 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month.

External links

• Aerial image as of 3 May 1994 from USGS The National Map