Pocono Mountains Regional Airport Explained

Pocono Mountains Regional Airport
Iata:MPO
Icao:KMPO
Faa:MPO
Type:Public
Owner:Pocono Mountains Regional Airport Authority
City-Served:Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
Location:Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Elevation-F:1,915
Website:www.MPOairport.com
Coordinates:41.1378°N -75.38°W
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:MPO
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:4,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13/31
R2-Length-F:5,001
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2011
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:19,850
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:19
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Pocono Mountains Regional Airport is a public airport two miles northwest of Mount Pocono, in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Pocono Mountains Regional Airport Authority. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities

The airport covers 275 acres (111 ha) at an elevation of 1,915 feet (584 m). It has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m) and 13/31 is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).

In the year ending August 31, 2011 the airport had 19,850 aircraft operations, average 54 per day: 98.5% general aviation and 1.5% military. 19 aircraft were then based at the airport: 79% single-engine, 10.5% multi-engine, and 10.5% helicopter.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .

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