Watertown International Airport Explained

Watertown International Airport
Iata:ART
Icao:KART
Faa:ART
Type:Public
Owner:County of Jefferson
City-Served:Watertown, New York
Location:Hounsfield, New York
Elevation-F:328
Coordinates:43.9919°N -76.0206°W
Image Mapsize:175
Image Map Caption:FAA airport diagram
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:10
Mapframe-Wikidata:yes
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:7,001
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:07/25
R2-Length-F:4,999
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:12 months ending September 2022 except where noted
Stat1-Header:Passenger volume
Stat1-Data:42,920
Stat2-Header:Departing passengers
Stat2-Data:21,200
Stat3-Header:Scheduled flights
Stat3-Data:621
Stat4-Header:Aircraft operations (2021)
Stat4-Data:49,786
Stat5-Header:Based aircraft (2022)
Stat5-Data:35
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] BTS

Watertown International Airport is in the Town of Hounsfield in Jefferson County, New York, United States, 6miles west of Watertown. The airport is used for general aviation, but has scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. The airport has no scheduled international passenger flights, but is available as an international port of entry for private aircraft on two hours' advance notice from pilots.

The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 2,203 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010,[2] 4,449 in 2011,[3] and 16,988 in 2012.[4] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[5]

On July 12, 2024, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III from the 732nd Airlift Squadron landed at Watertown International Airport and stayed for two days before leaving.

History

The city of Watertown bought the land in 1927 and the Airport was opened in 1929.

Facilities

The airport covers 1060acres at an elevation of 330feet.

It has two asphalt runways:

Runway 10/28 was extended from 5000feet length to 5999feet as an interim extension and was lengthened again to 7001feet opening to that length in July 2016. The airport has an instrument landing system and a medium-intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights on the shorter runway 7.

In the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022, the airport had 49,786 aircraft operations, average 136 per day: 66% general aviation, 29% military, 3% airline, and 2% air taxi. In December 2022, 35 aircraft were based at this airport: 24 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 2 helicopter.

Airport development

Watertown International Airport's first scheduled jet service is operated by American Eagle Airlines, which flies 44 passenger Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets. Service was initially planned to begin in June 2011, however an environmental impact assessment had to first be completed to ensure that neither residents of nearby Dexter nor others has the new service. Additionally, renovation work of baggage systems and passenger waiting areas was necessary to accommodate the new service, which cost nearly one million dollars.[6] Service began November 17, 2011.[7]

Airline and destination

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Statistics

Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA[9] [10]
YearEnplanementsChange
2005[11] 4,61224%
2006[12] 3,67220%
2007[13] 7,471103%
2008[14] 52493%
2009[15] 2,145309%
20102,2033%
20114,449102%
201216,988282%
2013[16] 18,81811%
2014[17] 19,3073%
2015[18] 18,6503%
201617,3027%
201722,78532%

See also

References

Other sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. , effective December 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). October 4, 2011. CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 189 KB.
  3. Web site: 2011 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). October 9, 2012. CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data.
  4. Web site: 2012 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). October 31, 2013. CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data.
  5. Web site: NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A . . December 4, 2022 . October 6, 2022.
  6. News: Watertown airport renovations under review . YNN.com . July 7, 2011.
  7. News: American Eagle to begin Watertown service . . August 18, 2011.
  8. Web site: Watertown, NY: Watertown International (ART) . . August 2018 . October 4, 2018.
  9. Web site: Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports 2017. www.faa.gov. March 5, 2017. en-us.
  10. Web site: Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports - Previous Years – Airports Previous Years. www.faa.gov. March 5, 2017. en-us.
  11. Web site: 2005 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State). Fall 2006. CY 2005 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 200 KB.
  12. Web site: 2006 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State). Fall 2007. CY 2006 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 250 KB.
  13. Web site: 2007 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State). September 26, 2008. CY 2007 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 187 KB.
  14. Web site: 2008 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State). December 18, 2009. CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 1.0 MB.
  15. Web site: 2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). November 23, 2010. CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 891 KB.
  16. Web site: Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports. September 22, 2015.
  17. Web site: Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports. September 22, 2015.
  18. Web site: Calendar Year 2016 Preliminary Revenue Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports. June 30, 2017.

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