Pittsburgh Northeast Airport Explained

Pittsburgh Northeast Airport
Faa:9G1
Type:Public use
Owner:Alaskan Property Management Co LLC
City-Served:Pittsburgh / Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Location:Indiana Township, West Deer Township, Pennsylvania
Elevation-F:1,063
Coordinates:40.6036°N -79.8261°W
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:9G1
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:3,550
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2024
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (12 months ending June 2, 2021)
Stat1-Data:1000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:0
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Pittsburgh Northeast Airport is a privately owned, public use airport in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The airport is located 12 nautical miles (14 mi, 22 km) north-northeast of the central business district of Pittsburgh, in West Deer Township. The airport is located a few miles north of Pittsburgh Mills shopping mall.

Facilities and aircraft

Pittsburgh Northeast Airport covers an area of 149 acres (60 ha) at an elevation of 1,063 feet (324 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,550 by 100 feet (1,082 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending November 23, 2011, the airport had 2,982 aircraft operations, an average of 248 per month: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine. As of March 2019, no aircraft are based in the facility.

History

The property went through a major overhaul between 2000 and 2004, and can now accommodate larger aircraft. The airport's former runway, designated 2/20, had an asphalt surface measuring 2,645 by 36 feet (806 x 11 m).[2]

This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3] It was originally known as West Penn Airport.

Formerly known as Rock Airport, Pittsburgh Northeast Airport was bought for $9 million in 2014 by Alaskan Property Management, a subsidiary of Management Science Associates, after the former owner filed for bankruptcy.[4]

In 2022, the airport was owned by Carnegie Mellon University and used to test drones.[5]

Incidents

On May 11, 2011, shortly after 1:45pm two students, a science teacher, and a pilot attempted a takeoff on runway 35. They went off of the end of the runway and fell off of the bank.[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: 9G1 – Rock Airport . FAA data republished by AirNav . February 16, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060226075847/http://www.airnav.com/airport/9G1 . February 26, 2006.
  3. Web site: 2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 4 . PDF, 1.61 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 15, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606180725/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2009/npias_2009_appA_part4.pdf . June 6, 2011 .
  4. Web site: West Deer officials left to wonder about status of airport property. 13 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Irvin-Mitchell . Atiya . KEF Robotics is flying high with DoD research grants and Pittsburgh support . Technical.ly . 20 April 2024 . en . 12 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Home.