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Hartness State Airport

Coordinates: 43°20′37″N 072°31′02″W / 43.34361°N 72.51722°W / 43.34361; -72.51722
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43°20′37″N 072°31′02″W / 43.34361°N 72.51722°W / 43.34361; -72.51722

Hartness State Airport
Commemorative marker and parking for transient aircraft
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Vermont
ServesSpringfield, Vermont
Elevation AMSL577 ft / 176 m
Coordinates43°20′37″N 72°31′02″W / 43.343611°N 72.517222°W / 43.343611; -72.517222
Websitevtrans.vermont.gov/aviation/airports/hartness
Map
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,501 1,677 Asphalt
11/29 3,000 914 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations6,611
Based aircraft23

Hartness State Airport (IATA: VSF, ICAO: KVSF, FAA LID: VSF) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Springfield, a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It is owned by the State of Vermont.[1]

History

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The airport was established by its namesake, James Hartness, who donated the land as the first airfield in Vermont.[2] After his trans-Atlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh toured the United States in the Spirit of St. Louis to promote aviation. He landed in Springfield on July 26, 1927, in his visit to Vermont and spoke at a large gathering at the airport.[3]

Crowd attending celebration of Charles Lindbergh's arrival at Springfield, Vermont's airport in July, 1927. Image courtesy of Springfield Art & Historical Society.

Facilities and aircraft

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Hartness State Airport covers an area of 192 acres (78 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,501 x 100 ft (1,677 x 30 m) and 11/29 measuring 3,000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 6,611 aircraft operations, an average of 127 per week: 95% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 2% military. There were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 11 single engine, and 12 gliders.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VSF PDF, effective 2023-09-07
  2. ^ "Vermont Aero Club". New England Aviation History. February 17, 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  3. ^ Wicks, Frank (November 1999), Renaissance tool man, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, archived from the original on March 2, 2008
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