Skyhaven Airport (New Hampshire)

43°17′03″N 070°55′45″W / 43.28417°N 70.92917°W / 43.28417; -70.92917

Skyhaven Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorPease Development Authority
ServesRochester, New Hampshire
Elevation AMSL322 ft / 98 m
Websitewww.skyhavennh.com
Map
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations17,000
Based aircraft106

Skyhaven Airport (ICAO: KDAW, FAA LID: DAW) is a public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Rochester, a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.[1] The airport is owned and operated by the Pease Development Authority, with fixed-base operator (FBO) services provided by Skyhaven Aviation Services.[2] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Skyhaven Airport is assigned DAW by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Skyhaven Airport covers an area of 195 acres (79 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 15/33 which measures 4,001 x 100 ft (1,220 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 17,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 46 per day. At that time there were 106 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, 1% jet and 11% ultralight.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for DAW PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Skyhaven Airport page at New Hampshire DOT Bureau of Aeronautics
  3. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KDAW - Rochester, New Hampshire (Skyhaven Airport)

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