Newport State Airport (Vermont)

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

Newport State Airport
IATA: EFK – ICAO: KEFK – FAA: EFK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Vermont
Serves Newport, Vermont
Elevation AMSL 930 ft / 283 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
18/36 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (1997)
Aircraft operations 7,140
Based aircraft 17
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Newport State Airport (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]

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Newport State Airport covers an area of 540 acres (219 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways (5/23 and 18/36), each measuring 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,219 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 18, 1997, the airport had 7,140 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. There are 17 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single engine and 12% multi-engine.[1]

[edit] Phish farewell concert

On August 14 - August 15, 2004 the airport served as the site of Coventry, the final live concert appearance by the musical group Phish, attended by tens of thousands of fans.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for EFK (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ BurlingtonFreePress.com - PHISH // Photo Gallery
  3. ^ Nude as the News: Phish:

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