Joseph Y. Resnick Airport

Joseph Y. Resnick Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Town of Wawarsing
Operator Alfred Perry
Serves Ellenville
Location 199 Airport Road, Ellenville, New York 12428
Elevation AMSL 292 ft / 89 m
Coordinates 41°43′40″N 074°22′38″W / 41.72778°N 74.37722°W / 41.72778; -74.37722Coordinates: 41°43′40″N 074°22′38″W / 41.72778°N 74.37722°W / 41.72778; -74.37722
Website Town of Wawarsing Website
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 3,838 1,170 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft operations 5,900
Based aircraft 32

Joseph Y. Resnick Airport (FAA LID: N89), is located in Ellenville, New York, United States.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

It is situated one mile northeast of the central business district, and contains one runway. The runway, 4/22, is of asphalt and measures 3,838 ft × 75 ft (1,170 m × 23 m).

The airport currently has "tie-down" spaces to rent and has aviation fuel available for purchase.[3]

For the 12-month period ending May 15, 2014, the airport had approximately 6328 aircraft operations, an average of 113 per week: 85% local general aviation, 14% transient general aviation, and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at the airport: 31 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[4]

History

The airport was constructed in 1968. It is named after Joseph Yale Resnick, a U.S. House of Representatives member who served from January 3, 1965, until January 3, 1969. In 1988 the town of Wawarsing purchased the airport with the assistance of federal and state funding.[3] It is still currently operated by the town of Wawarsing

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