Salmon River Airfield
Salmon River Airfield (FAA LID: 9B8), is located in Colchester, Connecticut, United States.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Salmon River Airfield Associated | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sandy Brown | ||||||||||
| Serves | Colchester | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 540 ft / 165 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°35′22″N 72°26′32″W | ||||||||||
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Facilities and Aircraft
Salmon River Airfield is situated 3 miles south of the central business district, and contains one runway. The longest runway, 17/35, is turf measuring 2,000 x 60 ft (610 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 804 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per month: 62% local general aviation, and 38% transient general aviation. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine and 13% helicopter.[3]
References
- FAA Airport Master Record for 42B (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2010-11-18
- http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=42B
- http://www.airnav.com/airport/9B8
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