Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport Explained

Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport
Iata:ESP[1]
Faa:N53
Type:Public use
Owner:Pocono Stroudsburg Airport Inc.
City-Served:East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Elevation-F:480
Coordinates:41.0358°N -75.1606°W
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:ESP
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:8/26
R1-Length-F:3,087
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:18,820
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:34
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2]

Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport was a privately owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of East Stroudsburg, a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3] The airport was permanently closed on March 1, 2022, when the property was sold to Black Buffalo 3D printing company.

Facilities and aircraft

Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport covered an area of 69 acres (28 ha) at an elevation of 480 feet (146 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,087 by 30 feet (941 x 9 m).

For the 12-month period ending January 13, 2012, the airport had 18,820 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, and 6% helicopter.

The airport was home to the "Sky's The Limit" Skydiving Center, which operated six days a week (Wednesday to Monday) from April through November. The center regularly used a twin-turboprop de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, a turboprop-powered Cessna 208 Caravan, and a piston-powered Cessna 182 Skylane — all configured for skydiving operations. The airport was also home to Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac 2. MedEvac 2 is the primary medical helicopter for Monroe, Pike, and Northampton Counties.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search. IATA. 18 March 2016.
  2. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  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 .