Southbridge Municipal Airport is a public
airport
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located two miles (3 km) north of the
central business district
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(CBD) of the
Town of Southbridge, a city
in
Worcester County,
,
USA
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. The airport is owned and operated by the Town of Southbridge and overseen by the Southbridge Municipal Airport Commission. It covers , has a single runway, averages 142 flights per day, and has approximately 30 aircraft based on its field.
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''AirNav.com'', 2006, accessed April 26, 2006. The airport sustained damage on June 1 from the
2011 New England tornado outbreak
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.
References
Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010) also available as
printable form(PDF
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)
Notes
External links
Airports in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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