Salmon River Airfield
Appearance
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Salmon River Airfield Associated | ||||||||||
Operator | Sandy Brown | ||||||||||
Serves | Colchester | ||||||||||
Location | Connecticut | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 540 ft / 165 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°35′22″N 72°26′32″W / 41.58944°N 72.44222°W | ||||||||||
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Salmon River Airfield (FAA LID: 9B8), is located in Colchester, Connecticut, United States.[2]
Facilities and Aircraft
Salmon River Airfield is situated 3 miles south of the central business district, and contains one runway. The longest runway, 17/35, is turf measuring 2,000 x 60 ft (610 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 804 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per month: 62% local general aviation, and 38% transient general aviation. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine and 13% helicopter.[3]
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