Post Mills Airport
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Post Mills Airport is a public use airport
in Orange County, Vermont
, United States
. It is owned by Brian Boland and is located within the central business district
of the Village of Post Mills
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned 2B9 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA
of 693 feet (211 m) above mean sea level. It has two turf
runway
s designated 04/22, with a surface measuring 2,900 by 80 feet (884 x 24 m) and 05/23, with a surface measuring 2,300 by 80 feet (701 x 24 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 2, 2009, the airport had 4,333 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 100% general aviation
with a few air taxi
and ultralights. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine
, 18% gliders
and 9% ultralights.
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 Orange County, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, United States
United States
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. It is owned by Brian Boland and is located within 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 Post Mills
Post Mills, Vermont
Post Mills is a village in Orange County, Vermont, United States.Post Mills is home to the Post Mills Soaring Club and the Vermontasaurus, a large wooden statue of a dinosaur.-References:...
.
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 2B9 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA
Facilities and aircraft
Post Mills Airport covers an area of 50 acres (20.2 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 693 feet (211 m) above mean sea level. It has two turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
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...
s designated 04/22, with a surface measuring 2,900 by 80 feet (884 x 24 m) and 05/23, with a surface measuring 2,300 by 80 feet (701 x 24 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 2, 2009, the airport had 4,333 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 100% 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...
with a few 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 ultralights. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 73% 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...
, 18% gliders
Glider aircraft
Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. Mostly these types of aircraft are intended for routine operation without engines, though engine failure can...
and 9% ultralights.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 22 April 1998 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps