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[http://www.naflight.com/ North Andover Flight Academy], a Boston Helicopter School and Boston Helicopter Tour provider is also located at Marlboro Airport. They operate 7 days a week and provide helicopter flight training and tours using [[Robinson Helicopter]]'s [[Robinson R22]] and [[Robinson R44]] helicopters. |
[http://www.naflight.com/ North Andover Flight Academy], a Boston Helicopter School and Boston Helicopter Tour provider is also located at Marlboro Airport. They operate 7 days a week and provide helicopter flight training and tours using [[Robinson Helicopter]]'s [[Robinson R22]] and [[Robinson R44]] helicopters. |
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In April 2010, the airport's runway was damaged by heavy |
In April 2010, the airport owner claimed that the airport's runway was damaged by heavy vehicles accompanying President Obama's secret service fleet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/05/oops_presidents.html|title=Oops! Obama's entourage wrecked runway at tiny Marlborough Airport|date=May 27, 2010|first=John|last=Dyer|publisher=The Boston Globe}}</ref> |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | G. Robert Stetson Jr. | ||||||||||
| Location | Marlboro, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 285 ft / 87 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′35.4″N 71°30′32.4″W / 42.343167°N 71.509000°W | ||||||||||
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Marlboro Airport, (ICAO: K9B1, FAA LID: 9B1) in Marlboro, Massachusetts, is a public airport currently owned by Sandra A. Stetson, widow of G. Robert Stetson, Jr. He died on April 27, 2012, at the age of 66.[1] It has one runway, averages 37 flights per day, and has approximately 40 aircraft based on its field.[2]
Marlboro Airport was founded in 1922, the era when barnstormers flew "by the seat of their pants." It is the oldest continuously operating commercial field in the state of Massachusetts. Currently it hosts one Fixed Base Operator, Don's Flying Service, named for former airport manager Don LaCouture Sr. The field's managers have included:
- Jack McManus (1934–1937)
- Charles Spaulding (1937–1939)
- Norman Sims (1939–1946)
- Don LaCouture Sr. (1946–1998)
- G. Robert Stetson Jr. (1999–2012)
- Bruce Prentiss (2012 to present)
Don's Flying Service offers flight instruction, tie-downs and hangar space, and major and minor aircraft repairs.
Chapter 673 of the Experimental Aircraft Association is based at Marlboro Airport. Also known as The Marlboro Antiquers (since many of the founding members owned antique airplanes), the chapter has about 40 members. They hold regular Young Eagles rallies to provide free airplane rides to children ages 8–17.
Civil Air Patrol's Lt Col Frank Pocher Minute Man Squadron (commanded by Major Sharon B. Ingraham) is based out of this airfield.
North Andover Flight Academy, a Boston Helicopter School and Boston Helicopter Tour provider is also located at Marlboro Airport. They operate 7 days a week and provide helicopter flight training and tours using Robinson Helicopter's Robinson R22 and Robinson R44 helicopters.
In April 2010, the airport owner claimed that the airport's runway was damaged by heavy vehicles accompanying President Obama's secret service fleet.[3]
References
- ^ Tota, Matt (April 27, 2012). "Marlboro Airport owner Robert Stetson dead at 66". The MetroWest Daily News.
- ^ Dyer, John (May 27, 2010). "Oops! Obama's entourage wrecked runway at tiny Marlborough Airport". The Boston Globe.
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