Griswold Airport

Griswold Airport
(closed)
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Griswold Airport, Inc.
Serves Madison, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 41°16′16″N 072°32′59″W / 41.27111°N 72.54972°W / 41.27111; -72.54972Coordinates: 41°16′16″N 072°32′59″W / 41.27111°N 72.54972°W / 41.27111; -72.54972
Map
N04
Location of airport in Connecticut
N04
N04 (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 1,863 568 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 3,000

Griswold Airport (IATA: MPE, FAA LID: N04) was a public airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Madison, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It was privately owned by Griswold Airport, Inc.[2] The airport has been closed since the beginning of 2007.

History

Griswold Airport opened in 1931, located between Route 1 and the Hammonasset River, and adjacent to Hammonasset State Park.

In 1985, the Griswold family offered to sell the airport to the town of Madison. In November 2000, Leyland Development Corporation obtained an option to purchase the land, and submitted plans for a 260-unit housing development, which was approved by the towns' Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC). A lawsuit against the town to stop the development failed, but local opposition was so strong that Leyland withdrew its original proposal. In the fall of 2003, the developer (renamed LeylandAlliance), submitted a revised proposal to build 131 units. In May 2004, the new proposal was approved by the PZC. LeylandAlliance completed the purchase in February 2007.[3][4]

In January 2010, residents of the Town of Madison voted to buy 42-acre former airport property from the developer.[5] Assisted by the Trust for Public Land, the town completed the purchase in May 2010[6][7] and in 2011 signed a conservation easement to permanently protect 20.6 acres of the land from development.[8]

Facilities and aircraft

Griswold Airport covered an area of 42 acres (17 ha). It contained one asphalt paved runway designated 6/24 which measured 1,863 by 50 feet (568 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 3,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 57 per week.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "MPE - Madison [Griswold Airport], CT, US - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "N04 – Griswold Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. Effective October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ "A Brief History". Stop Griswold OverDevelopment. Archived from the original on July 14, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  4. ↑ Stansbury, Robin (May 1, 2007). "Connecticut's Smaller Airports Falling Victim to Development". Hartford Courant.
  5. ↑ Pinto, Amanda (January 26, 2010). "Madison votes to buy Griswold Airport land". New Haven Register.
  6. ↑ Pinto, Amanda (May 11, 2010). "Griswold Airport Purchase Is Complete". Hartford Courant.
  7. ↑ "Former Griswold Airport Property Conserved" (Press release). The Trust for Public Land. May 10, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Easement Protects 20 acres of the Former Griswold Airport" (Press release). The Trust for Public Land. September 8, 2011.

Further reading

  • Funkhouser, David (February 25, 2006). "They Still `Live To Fly' In Madison: Changing Times May Be Catching Up To A Way Of Life At Griswold Airport". Hartford Courant.
  • Funkhouser, David (June 2, 2006). "Developer Revises Plan For Project: Rethinks Water Treatment System". Hartford Courant.
  • Funkhouser, David (November 15, 2006). "Waste Treatment Results Reviewed: Activists Say Recent DEP Data Dispute Manufacturer's Assertions". Hartford Courant.
  • Funkhouser, David (December 15, 2006). "Septic System Plan Advances: State Issues Tentative OK For Madison Landing Facility". Hartford Courant.
  • Funkhouser, David (December 30, 2006). "A Final Chance To Soar: Hangars And Hangout For Pilots Of All Stripes Will Close At Midnight Sunday After 75 Years". Hartford Courant.
  • Martineau, Kim (December 31, 2007). "Holding Back The Tide: In Madison, Longtime Cottage Holders Fight Development". Hartford Courant.
  • Labossiere, Regine (October 1, 2009). "From Air Space To Open Space? Town Will Vote On New Plan For Griswold Airport Land". Hartford Courant.
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