For the military use of the airport, see Stratton Air National Guard Base

Stratton Air National Guard Base

Stratton Air National Guard Base has hosted the New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing since 1949. The base is named after conservative Democratic US Representative Sam Stratton, who represented the Albany area.-Overview:...

Schenectady County Airport is a joint civil-military public airport

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...

 located three miles (5 km) north of the city of Schenectady

Schenectady, New York

Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...

 in Schenectady County

Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,727. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk Indian word meaning "on the other side of the...

, New York

New York

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, USA

United States

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Founded in 1927, the airport is home to Richmor Aviation, Fortune Air, the 109th Airlift Wing

109th Airlift Wing

The United States Air Force's 109th Airlift Wing is an Air Mobility Command gained tactical airlift unit of the New York Air National Guard. The unit is located at Stratton ANGB/Schenectady County Airport, New York and operates both conventional C-130 Hercules aircraft and specially modified...

 (109 AW) of the New York Air National Guard

New York Air National Guard

The New York Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New York. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission...

, the Empire State Aerosciences Museum

Empire State Aerosciences Museum

The Empire State Aerosciences Museum is a non-profit museum which strives to "educate, entertain and excite with experiences in air and space.” Established in 1984 and chartered by the New York State Department of Education, the museum is located on of land on the western perimeter of the...

, and several private aircraft. Airshow

Airshow

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s have not been held at the airport since the crash of a Canadian Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopter in 2004 .

Facilities

Schenectady County Airport covers 750 acres (304 ha) and has three 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...

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• Runway 4/22: 7,000 x 150 ft. (2,134 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 10/28: 4,840 x 150 ft. (1,475 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 15/33: 2,640 x 50 ft. (805 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt

External links

• Schenectady County Airport
• 109th Airlift Wing