Orange County Airport (New York)

For other airports with this name, see Orange County Airport (disambiguation).
Orange County Airport
IATA: MGJ – ICAO: KMGJ – FAA LID: MGJ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Orange County, New York
Location Montgomery, New York
Elevation AMSL 364 ft / 111 m
Coordinates 41°30′36″N 074°15′53″W / 41.51000°N 74.26472°W / 41.51000; -74.26472Coordinates: 41°30′36″N 074°15′53″W / 41.51000°N 74.26472°W / 41.51000; -74.26472
Map
MGJ

Location of airport in New York

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
8/26 3,664 1,117 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 120,000
Based aircraft 140

New York’s Orange County Airport (IATA: MGJ, ICAO: KMGJ, FAA LID: MGJ) is an untowered airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the village of Montgomery, in the Town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York, United States.[1] The airport is owned by Orange County and can be found at the junction of state highways 211 and 416. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

It is a popular place for aspiring local pilots to learn to fly or practice their skills. With 125,000 takeoffs and landings annually, it was New York's second-busiest general-aviation airport in 2006.[3]

Transmissions between pilots and the airport are rebroadcast on a one-watt station at 88.1 megahertz, so it is possible to tune into them on a standard car radio while driving in the vicinity.[3]

The airport's low traffic and out-of-the-way location have made it a popular place to store private jets. In 2006 county officials were reported to be working on a deal with a local developer to build 10 private luxury hangars to cater to what they saw as a growing market and raise money for the airport without raising taxes.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Orange County Airport covers an area of 528 acres (214 ha) at an elevation of 364 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 3,664 by 100 feet (1,117 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 5, 2010, the airport had 120,000 aircraft operations, an average of 328 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 140 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, and 3% jet.[1]

Auto racing

On July 17, 1960, NASCAR came to the airport with the Empire State 200, on a two-mile course. Rex Allen held off Richard Petty for the win, in front of about 5,000 fans; the mediocre attendance killed any chance of making the race an annual event, as was planned. It remains the only NASCAR event ever held in the Hudson Valley.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for MGJ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
  3. 1 2 James, Alexa (April 24, 2006). "Aviation's airwaves". Times Herald-Record. Middletown. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Orange County Airport caters to the rich, famous". Times Herald-Record. Middletown. September 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-13.
  5. ↑
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