Concord Municipal Airport is a public-use
airport
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located east of the
central business district
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of
Concord
Concord may refer to:
Meaning "agreement"
* Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony)
* Harmony, in music
* Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...
, a city in
Merrimack County,
New Hampshire
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,
United States
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.
It is included in the
Federal Aviation Administration
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(FAA)
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
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It identifies existing and proposed airports tha ...
for 2017–2021, in which it is
categorized as a local
general aviation
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facility.
This
general aviation
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airport is publicly owned by the City of Concord. There was once scheduled airline service at the airport on
Northeast Airlines
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; nearby
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, south of Concord Airport (accessible by a 25-mile drive down the
F.E. Everett Turnpike), has largely succeeded Concord for most commercial and even some general aviation flights.
Facilities
Concord Municipal Airport covers an area of and has two
runway
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s:
* Runway 17/35: 6,005 x 100 ft (1,830 x 30 m), surface:
asphalt
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* Runway 12/30: 3,200 x 75 ft (975 x 23 m), surface: asphalt
Concord Aviation Services provides full and self-service 100LL fuel and full-service Jet A fuel. There are long-term tie-down spots for multiple small aircraft on the southern part of the ramp, and two hangars for year-round aircraft storage.
Concord Aviation Services does mechanical work in its main hangar, on both its own aircraft and those of customers.
References
Concord Municipal Airport page at City of Concord website
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External links
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Airports in New Hampshire
Transportation buildings and structures in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Buildings and structures in Concord, New Hampshire