William H. Morse State Airport
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William H. Morse State Airport is a state-owned public-use airport
located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district
of Bennington, a town in Bennington County, Vermont
, United States
. It is also referred to as "Southwest Vermont's Airport".
It is the hub
of cargo airline
AirNow
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, William H. Morse State Airport is assigned DDH by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
paved runway
(13/31) measuring 3,704 x 75 ft (1,129 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2005, the airport had 27,290 aircraft operations, an average of 74 per day: 89% general aviation
, 11% air taxi
and <1% military. There are 50 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single engine, 36% multi-engine, 4% helicopter
s and 12% 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...
located three miles (5 km) west 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 Bennington, a town in Bennington 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is also referred to as "Southwest Vermont's Airport".
It is the hub
Airline hub
An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...
of cargo airline
Cargo airline
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...
AirNow
AirNow
AirNow is an American cargo airline based in Bennington, Vermont. It operates scheduled and charter cargo services throughout the northeast. Its main base is William H. Morse State Airport in Bennington. -Fleet:...
.
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...
, William H. Morse State Airport is assigned DDH by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
William H. Morse State Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40.5 ha) which contains one asphaltAsphalt
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...
paved 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...
(13/31) measuring 3,704 x 75 ft (1,129 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2005, the airport had 27,290 aircraft operations, an average of 74 per day: 89% 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...
, 11% 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 <1% military. There are 50 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single engine, 36% multi-engine, 4% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s and 12% ultralights.
External links
- William H. Morse State Airport at Vermont Airport Directory