Southbridge Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Southbridge Municipal Airport is a public airport
located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district
(CBD) of the Town of Southbridge
, a city in Worcester County
, Massachusetts
, USA
. The airport is owned by the Town of Southbridge. It covers 229 acres (93 ha), has two runway
s (one of which is listed as being permanently closed), averages 142 flights per day, and has approximately 43 aircraft based on its field. The airport sustained damage on June 1st from the 2011 New England tornado outbreak
.
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 two miles (3 km) north 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"...
(CBD) of the Town of Southbridge
Southbridge, Massachusetts
The Town of Southbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,719 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, a city in Worcester County
Worcester County, Massachusetts
-Demographics:In 1990 Worcester County had a population of 709,705.As of the census of 2000, there were 750,963 people, 283,927 households, and 192,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 496 people per square mile . There were 298,159 housing units at an average density...
, 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...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is owned by the Town of Southbridge. It covers 229 acres (93 ha), has two 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 (one of which is listed as being permanently closed), averages 142 flights per day, and has approximately 43 aircraft based on its field. The airport sustained damage on June 1st from the 2011 New England tornado outbreak
2011 New England tornado outbreak
The 2011 New England tornado outbreak occurred on June 1, 2011, in Massachusetts' Connecticut River Valley and also in southern Maine, devastating sections of the large city of Springfield, Massachusetts and its surrounding region...
.