Newton Airport (New Jersey) Explained

Newton Airport
Faa:3N5
Type:Public use
Owner:RRL Group
Operator:Stella Jump
City-Served:Newton, New Jersey
Location:Sussex County, New Jersey
Elevation-F:620
Elevation-M:189
Mapframe:yes
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:2,546
R1-Length-M:776
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2008
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:10,705
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:18
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Coordinates:41.0272°N -74.7586°W

Newton Airport was a privately owned, public-use airport three miles south of Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey. It closed in 2013, after it was purchased for $3.5M by Public Service Electric & Gas Company to be used to stage electrical power equipment used in constructing new transmission lines.[2] FAA removed it from the A/FD and listed it as closed in the June 27, 2013 edition.[3]

Facilities

Newton Airport covered 90acres; its asphalt runway was 6/24 2,546 x 45 ft. In 2008 the airport had 10,695 general aviation operations. 18 aircraft were then based at this airport: 56% ultralight, 39% single-engine and 6% helicopter.

Notes and References

  1. , effective 2010-07-29
  2. Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwestern New Jersey . Freeman . Paul . 2013-01-16 . 2013-07-04.
  3. FAA's Airport/Facility Directory, 2013-05-02 & 2013-06-27 editions