Bucks Airport Explained

Bucks Airport
Faa:00N
Type:Public use
Owner:Aaron Pearl
Location:Bridgeton, New Jersey
Elevation-F:108
Elevation-M:33
Coordinates:39.4731°N -75.1844°W
Mapframe:yes
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:1,900
R1-Length-M:579
R1-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2008
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:1,200
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:21
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Bucks Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) northeast of the central business district of Bridgeton, a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Bucks Airport covers an area of 63acres at an elevation of 108 feet (33 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 1,900 by 150 feet (579 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 1,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 100 per month. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.

Accidents

There have been 4 non-fatal accidents and one Fatal Accident at Bucks Airport.[2] [3] On September 19, 2022 a father and son were killed when their plane crashed just after taking off from Bucks.

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Ranter . Harro . Accident Aeronca 7AC Champion N2716E, 19 Sep 2022 . 2022-10-07 . aviation-safety.net.
  3. Web site: Aviation Results . 2022-10-07 . www.ntsb.gov.

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