general aviation
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airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the
central business district
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(CBD) of
Laconia
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New Hampshire
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,
USA
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. It covers and has two
runways
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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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for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional
general aviation
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facility.
Though it no longer supports a passenger airline, Laconia was once served by
Northeast Express Regional Airlines
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. Northeast Express utilized an EAS (
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) subsidy. Airline service was later provided by Skymaster Airlines, owned by Luke Smith. Smith transformed the service from piston prop
Cessna 421
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Development
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-type planes to 15-passenger turbine
Beech 99
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s. Skymaster expanded service from two cities (Laconia and
Boston
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) to five, adding
Keene, New Hampshire
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,
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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. KLCI has two primary fixed base operators (FBOs), Emerson Aviation and Sky Bright.