Blairstown Airport Explained

Blairstown Airport
Faa:1N7
Type:Public-use
Owner:J.D. Air Inc.
Operator:Dennis Kiernan
City-Served:Blairstown, New Jersey
Location:Warren County, New Jersey
Elevation-F:372
Elevation-M:113
Coordinates:40.9711°N -74.9975°W
Website:Blairstown Airport
Mapframe:yes
R1-Number:7/25
R1-Length-F:3,112
R1-Length-M:949
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2014
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:19,790
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:143
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Blairstown Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It is privately owned by J.D. Air Inc. Blairstown is located in the Lehigh Valley, 5miles from the Delaware Water Gap and 65miles from New York City. The southeastern edge of the airport property sits upon the path of the former Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line.

Facilities and aircraft

Blairstown Airport covers an area of 151acres at an elevation of 372 ft (113 m) and contains one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,112 x 70 ft (949 x 21 m).

For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2014, the airport had 19,790 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day. At that time there were 143 aircraft based at this airport: 56% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 3% helicopter and 36% glider.

Services available on field include 100LL fuel, major airframe service, major powerplant service, tie-downs, hangars, parking, flight school and glider operation. There is a small restaurant located on the field called The Airport Café. There are several shops and a supermarket located about 1miles north of the airport.

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Notes and References

  1. , effective 2015-06-25