Fulton County Airport (New York)
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Fulton County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport
in Fulton County
, New York
, United States
. It is located two nautical mile
s (3.7 km
) east of the central business district
of Johnstown
. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2009–2013, which categorized
it as a general aviation
facility.
of 881 feet (269 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 10/28 with an asphalt
surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 10, 2008, the airport had 9,700 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine
and 9% multi-engine.
in 1997. Several scenes in the episodes "Tempus Fugit
" and "Max
" were shown to have taken place at an airport depicting Fulton County. However no actual footage was shot there. The episodes also depict the village of Northville
which is in northeastern Fulton County.
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 Fulton County
Fulton County, New York
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,531. Its name is in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
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. It is located two nautical mile
Nautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
s (3.7 km
Kilometre
The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...
) east 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 Johnstown
Johnstown (city), New York
Johnstown is a city and the county seat of Fulton County in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 Census, the city had population of 8,511. Recent estimates put the figure closer to 8,100. The city was named by its founder, Sir William Johnson after his son John Johnson...
. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. It is developed and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration . Its purposes are:* to identify all the airports in the U.S...
for 2009–2013, which categorized
FAA airport categories
The United States Federal Aviation Administration has a system for categorizing public-use airports that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport...
it as a 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...
facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Fulton County Airport covers an area of 300 acres (121.4 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 881 feet (269 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 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 10, 2008, the airport had 9,700 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, an average of 26 per day. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 91% 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...
and 9% multi-engine.
The X-Files
The Fulton County Airport was featured in a two-part episode of the television series The X-FilesThe X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
in 1997. Several scenes in the episodes "Tempus Fugit
Tempus Fugit (The X-Files)
"Tempus Fugit" is a 1997 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the seventeenth episode broadcast in the show's fourth season. "Tempus Fugit" surrounds the agents' investigation of a plane crash that Mulder suspects was intercepted by a UFO....
" and "Max
Max (The X-Files)
"Max" is the eighteenth episode of the fourth season of television series The X-Files. As Mulder and Scully's investigation of the apparent downing of Flight 549 by a UFO continues, they encounter deadly opposition from the military which continues to cover up the truth of the incident.- Plot...
" were shown to have taken place at an airport depicting Fulton County. However no actual footage was shot there. The episodes also depict the village of Northville
Northville, Fulton County, New York
Northville is a village in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2000 census.The Village of Northville is in the northern part of the Town of Northampton and is northeast of Gloversville.-History:...
which is in northeastern Fulton County.
External links
from New York State DOT- Aerial image as of 30 April 1997 from USGS The National Map