Le Roy Airport Explained

Le Roy Airport
Faa:5G0
Type:Public
Owner:LeRoy Aviation Services Inc
City-Served:Le Roy, New York
Elevation-F:780
Coordinates:42.9814°N -77.9375°W
Pushpin Map:USA New York#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in New York
Pushpin Label:5G0
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:3854
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:1954
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:14,268
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:29
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Le Roy Airport is a public use airport in Genesee County, New York, United States. It is located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the central business district of the Le Roy, a village in the Town of Le Roy. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned 5G0 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3] [4]

On Sunday, October 27, 2019, at approximately 3PM, four people were injured when a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed on takeoff from the airport.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Le Roy Airport covers an area of 83acres at an elevation of 780 feet (238 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 3854 by 60 feet (1175 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2006, the airport had 14,268 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine.

See also

References

  1. , effective 2009-08-27.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011
  3. Web site: 5G0 - Le Roy, New York - Le Roy Airport . Great Circle Mapper . 2019-10-27. September 3, 2009.
  4. Web site: Loss of Control on Ground: Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, N9008V; accident occurred October 27, 2019 at LeRoy Airport (5G0), Genesee County, New York . 2020-12-28. 2021-01-30. kathrynsreport.com.
  5. Web site: Couple, 2 Children Injured In Small Plane Crashed Outside Rochester . 2021-01-30. cbslocal.com.

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