Northeast Kingdom International Airport

Coordinates: 44°53′20″N 072°13′45″W / 44.88889°N 72.22917°W / 44.88889; -72.22917

Northeast Kingdom International
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Vermont
Serves Newport, Vermont
Elevation AMSL 930 ft / 283 m
Map
EFK
Location of airport in Vermont/United States
EFK
EFK (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
18/36 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 9,452
Based aircraft 20

Northeast Kingdom International Airport, until 2015 the Newport State Airport[2] (IATA: EFK, ICAO: KEFK, FAA LID: EFK), is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Newport, a city in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. It is owned by the State of Vermont.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Northeast Kingdom International Airport covers an area of 540 acres (220 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways (5/23) measuring 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m). (18/36) measuring 5,300 x 100 ft (1,615 x 30 m). [1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 9,452 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. There are 20 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single engine and 12% multi-engine.[1]

History

Until the 1970s, Newport city owned the airport. They sold it to the state of Vermont.[3]

On August 14 - August 15, 2004 the airport served as the site of Coventry, the former final live concert appearance by the musical group Phish, attended by tens of thousands of fans.[4][5]

On January 9, 2012 the state announced its intention to seek Federal approval for an expansion. The project, projected to take 9 years would extend the runway by 1,000 to 5,000 feet (300 to 1,520 m) with the capability of handling private jets. Other improvements include expanded water and sewer services, a new terminal, new taxiways, and services from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration. [6][7]

In 2013, Flight Design announced the intention of assembling CTLS planes at the airport from nine pieces, fabricated in Germany. It would employ about 35 workers.[8]

The airport was renamed in 2015 amid development plans for the Northeast Kingdom that included a major FAA funded upgrade to the airport. Runway, taxiway and other airport facility upgrades were completed in 2017.

Outside resort developers had proposed plans for a new passenger terminal, commercial flights and the aircraft assembly plant, but were abandoned in April 2016 when the developers were charged with fraud for misappropriating the funds.[2]

On October 12th 2017, the FAA officially recognized the State of Vermont's Airport name change from Newport State Airport to Northeast Kingdom International Airport.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for EFK (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. 1 2 Hallenbeck, Terri (June 8, 2016). "Will Northeast Kingdom International Ever Take Off?". Seven Days.
  3. ↑ Wright, Duane (September 2009). "Up, Up and Away with Cecil Wright and His Flying Machines". vermont's Northland Journal. 8 (6): 8.
  4. ↑ "BurlingtonFreePress.com - PHISH // Photo Gallery".
  5. ↑ "Nude as the News: Phish:".
  6. ↑ "{title}" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Plant expansion, airplane manufacturer to be announced in Orleans County". 8 July 2013.
  8. ↑ D'Ambrosio, Dan (July 12, 2013). "Bringing 'aviation vacation' to the Kingdom". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. pp. 3B. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.


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