Kingston–Ulster Airport is a privately owned, public use

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located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) north of the central business district of Kingston, a city in

Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston. The county is named after the Irish province of Ulster. History ...

, United States. The airport is situated near East Kingston, in the Town of Ulster. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a

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airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Kingston–Ulster Airport covers an area of 87 acres (35 ha) at an

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of 147.4 ft. / 44.9 m (surveyed) above

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15/33 is the sole landing surface on the field. It has an

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surface measuring 3,100 by 60 feet (945 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending August 29, 2013, the airport had 8,000

aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-

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and 6% multi-engine. Richmor Aviation, the

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(FBO), offers flight instruction and sightseeing flights around the

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. The airport mostly serves Ulster County.20N - Kingston-Ulster Airport
AirNav. Retrieved on July 2, 2008.

Aviation

References

External links

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