| 词条 | Northampton Airport |
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| name = Northampton Airport | nativename = | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = | image-width = | caption = | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = 7B2 | type = Public | owner = | operator = Seven Bravo Two, LLC | city-served = | location = Northampton, Massachusetts | elevation-f = 122 | elevation-m = 37.2 | coordinates = {{Coord|42|19|41|N|72|36|41|W|type:airport_region:US|display=inline,title}} | website = {{URL|northamptonairport.com}} | metric-elev = | metric-rwy = | r1-number = 14/32 | r1-length-f = 3,365 | r1-length-m = 1,026 | r1-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = | stat1-header = | stat1-data = | stat2-header = | stat2-data = | footnotes = }} Northampton Airport {{Airport codes|||7B2}} is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) northeast of central business district (CBD) of Northampton, a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. The airport covers {{convert|55|acre|m2}} and has one runway that is {{convert|3365|ft|m}} in length and {{convert|50|ft|m}} in width. Avgas fuel is self-service and is available 24 hours a day. Northampton Airport has an estimated 73 flights per day and estimated 92 based aircraft. HistoryThe Northampton Airport was opened as a commercial airport on April 1, 1929. Many historic aviators, including Charles Lindbergh, flew here. Lindbergh would come to visit his then girlfriend, Anne Morrow, at Smith College. Amelia Earhart studied airframe maintenance in downtown Northampton, and although not officially documented, probably did some flight training at the Northampton Airport. In addition, the airport was also visited by Ruth Nickols and the Granville brothers (who were responsible for building the Gee Bee airplane).[1] During World War II, the airport was used as a naval training facility and trained many pilots for the war effort. One of the instructors during this period was Roger Atwood. He died on June 24, 2010 at the age of 88.[1] Located on the Connecticut River, it is within a long walking distance of downtown Northampton.[1] The airport has been in continuous operation since its inception in 1929. For several years prior to that, it had been used for barnstorming. Recently,{{When|date=February 2011}} the old runway received a facelift, including: a new runway, taxiways, lights, and a rotating beacon. The Holyoke Range is to the south, Mount Tom is to the southwest, the Berkshires are to the west, and the Connecticut River flows parallel to the runway, making it an easy landmark for finding the airport. Flight school{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2017}}Northampton Airport contains a flight school which consists of 15 flight instructors and 12 aircraft. The aircraft range from light sport to twin engine. Also available for training is the Redbird Full Motion Flight Simulator. Northampton Airport has a full service maintenance facility with three full-time mechanics. References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Airport Information|url=http://www.northamptonairport.com/airport-information.html|publisher=Northampton Airport|accessdate=18 November 2012|year=2012}} External links
3 : Airports in Massachusetts|Buildings and structures in Northampton, Massachusetts|Transportation buildings and structures in Hampshire County, Massachusetts |
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