Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base
Encyclopedia
Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base is a privately-owned, public-use seaplane
base located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district
of Halifax
, a town in Plymouth County
, Massachusetts
, United States
.
For the 12-month period ending May 1, 2005, the airport had 162 general aviation
aircraft operations.
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
base 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 Halifax
Halifax, Massachusetts
Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census.- History :Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing with lumbering and agriculture...
, a town in Plymouth County
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2010, the population was 494,919. Its county seats are Plymouth and Brockton...
, 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...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base has two landing areas:- Runway 10/28: 3,200 x 300 ft. (975 x 91 m), Surface: Water
- Runway 17/35: 4,600 x 500 ft. (1,402 x 152 m), Surface: Water
For the 12-month period ending May 1, 2005, the airport had 162 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...
aircraft operations.