Danielson Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Connecticut Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Danielson, Connecticut | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 238 ft / 73 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°49′11″N 071°54′04″W / 41.81972°N 71.90111°W | ||||||||||
| Website | LZD website | ||||||||||
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Danielson Airport (ICAO: KLZD, FAA LID: LZD, formerly 5B3) is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Danielson, a borough in the town of Killingly in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.[1] It is the smallest airport in the state to be included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LZD by the FAA[1] but has no assignment from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Danielson Airport covers an area of 257 acres (104 ha) at an elevation of 238 feet (73 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,700 by 75 feet (823 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2011, the airport had 22,102 aircraft operations, an average of 60 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine, 8% glider, and 3% multi-engine.[1]
The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol 074th Cadet Squadron (NER-CT-074) operates out of the airport.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for LZD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Danielson Airport (ICAO: KLZD, FAA: LZD, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
External links
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- Danielson Airport
- Aerial image as of April 1991 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LZD, effective December 26, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LZD
- AirNav airport information for LZD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for LZD