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Schenectady County Airport is a county-owned, public-use
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located three 
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s (6 km) north of the
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of
Schenectady Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...
, a city in
Schenectady County, New York Schenectady County () is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,061. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands," a term ...
, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a '' reliever airport''. Founded in 1927, the airport is home to Richmor Aviation, Fortune Air, the
109th Airlift Wing The 109th Airlift Wing (109 AW) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Schenectady County Airport, Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, New York. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United Sta ...
(109 AW) of the
New York Air National Guard The New York Air National Guard (NY ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of New York, United States of America. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. As state militia units, the units ...
, the Empire State Aerosciences Museum, and several private aircraft.


Stratton Air National Guard Base

Schenectady County Airport's military enclave is named Stratton Air National Guard Base. It has hosted the
New York Air National Guard The New York Air National Guard (NY ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of New York, United States of America. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. As state militia units, the units ...
109th Airlift Wing The 109th Airlift Wing (109 AW) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Schenectady County Airport, Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, New York. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United Sta ...
(in various designations) since 1949. The base is named after conservative Democratic US Representative
Sam Stratton Samuel Studdiford Stratton (September 27, 1916 – September 13, 1990) was an American Democratic political figure in Upstate New York. He is notable for his service as Mayor of Schenectady, and his 30-year career as a member of the United ...
, who represented the Albany area. The wing is unique as it is the only USAF unit equipped with 10 ski-equipped
C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally desi ...
aircraft, and provides the nation's only air cargo lift capability to polar destinations. Since 1971, the 109th has played an important role in support of the
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's research expeditions at both the North and South Poles. Annually, the base hosts the Civil Air Patrol's New York Wing Encampment, a one-week event that teaches and applies leadership skills.


Facilities and aircraft

Schenectady County Airport covers an area of 750 acres (304 ha) at an
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of 378 feet (115 m) above
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. It has two
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paved
runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete ...
s: 4/22 is 7,000 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m); 10/28 is 4,850 by 150 feet (1,478 x 46 m); 15/33, now a taxiway, is 2,864 by 50 feet (873 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 62,588 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 79%
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, 15%
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, and 6%
air taxi An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand. In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) ...
. At that time there were 110 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-
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, 7% multi-engine, 6% jet, 2%
helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attribu ...
, and 13%
military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
.


References


External links


Airport official page
at Schenectady County website

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