| Franklin County Regional Airport | |
| Faa: | N68 |
| Type: | Public |
| Elevation-F: | 697 |
| Elevation-M: | 212.4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9721°N -77.6433°W |
| R1-Number: | 6/24 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,300 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,006 |
| Stat-Year: | 2015 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 11,910 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 16 |
| Footnotes: | Source: AOPA[1] |
Franklin County Regional Airport, formerly known as Chambersburg Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport located three miles (5 km) north of the Borough of Chambersburg, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. The airport is situated approximately 45 miles southwest of Harrisburg.[2]
In 2004, the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA) bought Franklin County Regional Airport and formed a Study Advisory Group (SAG) to develop a list of recommended improvements at the airport. Those improvements included: rehabilitation of the runway, taxiway, ramp area and other landside faculties, additional parking, signage, hangars, an automated weather observation station (AWOS) and a fueling service. The improvements will be made on a priority basis and as grant monies become available.
Franklin County Regional Airport was opened in July 1970.[3]
In 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Franklin County Regional Airport a $720,000 grant to construct a parallel taxiway to runway 6/24, which will eliminate the need for aircraft to turn around at the end of the runway and taxi back down the runway to the main taxiway.[4] The parallel taxiway will be approximately 700 feet long, and will terminate at an intersection with the main taxiway that's used to get to and from the aircraft apron.[5]
Franklin County Regional Airport has one runway:
There are 16 aircraft based at Franklin County Regional Airport (15 single engine aircraft & 1 multi engine aircraft). In 2015, there were a total of 11,910 aircraft movements at the airport.