Luther Airport is a public use airport

Airport

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 located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Chittenango

Chittenango, New York

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, a village

Village

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 in the Town of Sullivan

Sullivan, New York

Sullivan is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 14,991 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General John Sullivan.The Town of Sullivan is located in the northwest corner of the county.- History :...

 in Madison County

Madison County, New York

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, New York

New York

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, United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Luther Airport has two runway

Runway

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s with turf

Grass

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 surfaces: 9/27 is 1,700 by 80 feet (518 x 24 m) and 17/35 is 1,060 by 90 feet (323 x 27 m). For the 12-month period ending November 3, 2009, the airport had 2,550 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 212 per month.

External links

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