Elizabethtown Regional Airport
, also known as Addington Field, is a public use
airport located four nautical miles (7 km) west of the
central business district
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of
Elizabethtown, a city in
Hardin County,
Kentucky,
United States.
The airport is owned by the Elizabethtown Airport Board.
It is used for
general aviation, but current exploration of commercial aviation is underway.
Addington Field opened in 1982. In February 2007, the airport board changed the name to Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport. The new name appears on airport's website and in its logo,
but the Federal Aviation Administration still shows the name as Addington Field (as per the airport's master record effective July 2009).
The airport briefly saw commercial airline service in the late 1980's.
Delta Connection, operated by
Comair on behalf of
Delta Air Lines, provided commuter flights to Cincinnati for about four months in mid-1987.
Piedmont Commuter, operated by
Jetstream International on behalf of
Piedmont Airlines operated commuter flights to Dayton from mid-1987 through early 1988. Cincinnati and Dayton were both large hub cities for Delta and Piedmont at the time.
[Timetables from Delta and Piedmont Airlines]
Facilities and aircraft
Addington Field covers an area of at an
elevation of 775 feet (236 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
asphalt tarmac
runway designated 5/23 which measures 6,001 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 5, 2008, the airport had 12,400 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 90%
general aviation, 8%
air taxi and 2%
military. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-
engine,
13% multi-engine and 5%
helicopter.
Parachute operations
Parachuting/Skydiving operations are regularly conducted at Addington Field, inbound aircraft are advised to be cautious and listen to all traffic advisories.
Jumpers exit aircraft over Addington Field from 3500–14000 feet and are normally seen under canopy returning to earth via a left landing pattern (all left turns @ 1000, 600 and 300 feet); the pattern entrance is wind dependent.
Inbound or outbound pilots should call 270-723-3587 or stop by hangar 2 and ask about the days operations if they are concerned or just interested in jumping and/or parachute rigging services for their emergency pilot rigs (or any other parachute rig).
Pictures
File:McCorkle takeoff EKX.jpg , Just after takeoff, heading southwest from runway
File:Fly Justin Fly.JPG , Parachuting over Skydive Kentucky drop zone
References
External links
Elizabethtown Flying Service, Inc. the
fixed-base operator (FBO)
Skydive Kentucky*
* {{US-airport-minor, EKX, EKX
Airports in Kentucky
Buildings and structures in Hardin County, Kentucky