Ledgedale Airpark
Encyclopedia
Ledgedale Airpark is a public use airport
in Monroe County
, New York
, United States
. It is owned by Big Fella Enterprizes Inc. and is located three nautical miles (5.56 km) southwest of the central business district
of the Village of Brockport
. According to the FAA
's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned 7G0 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
of 665 feet (203 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 10/28 with an asphalt
surface measuring 4,204 by 75 feet (1,281 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 18, 2006, the airport had 16,100 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 96% general aviation
and 4% military
. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine
.
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...
in Monroe County
Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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. It is owned by Big Fella Enterprizes Inc. and is located three nautical miles (5.56 km) southwest 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 the Village of Brockport
Brockport, New York
Brockport is a village located in the Town of Sweden in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 8,103 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Hiel Brockway, an early settler....
. According to the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned 7G0 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Ledgedale Airpark covers an area of 166 acres (67.2 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 665 feet (203 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
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...
designated 10/28 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 4,204 by 75 feet (1,281 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 18, 2006, the airport had 16,100 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 96% 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...
and 4% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 22 April 1994 from USGS The National Map