Robert J. Miller Air Park Explained

Ocean County Airport
Iata:MJX
Icao:KMJX
Faa:MJX
Type:Public
Opened:1968
Owner:County of Ocean
City-Served:Ocean County
Location:Berkeley Township, New Jersey
Lacey Township, New Jersey
Elevation-F:86
Elevation-M:26
Coordinates:39.9275°N -74.2925°W
Website:Ocean County Airport
Mapframe:yes
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:5,950
R1-Length-M:1,814
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:14/32
R2-Length-F:3,599
R2-Length-M:1,097
R2-Surface:Asphalt
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:100
H1-Length-M:30
H1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 10/31/2022)
Stat1-Data:38,550
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:64
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Robert J. Miller Air Park, also known as the Ocean County Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It is located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) southwest of the central business district of Toms River, New Jersey.

Opened in 1968 as the Ocean County Air-Park, the airport is named after Ocean County Freeholder Robert J. Miller, who worked to expand the airport while in office. Miller died in 1969 in an accident that occurred at the airport; it was named after him in 1970.[2]

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 822 acres (333 ha) at an elevation of 86 feet (26 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways designated 6/24 (measuring 5,950 by 100 feet or 1,814 x 30 m) and 14/32 (measuring 3,599 by 75 feet or 1,097 x 23 m). It also has a helipad designated H1 (measuring 100 by 100 feet or 30 x 30 m).[4]

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2022, the airport had 38,550 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 106 per day. At that time there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 53 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 2 helicopter.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
  2. News: Who is Ocean County's airport named after? . Larsen, Erik . . September 26, 2014 . May 17, 2015.
  3. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB) . 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . 4 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Welcome to Ocean Aire online.

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