Joseph Y. Resnick Airport , is located in

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Facilities and aircraft

It is situated one mile northeast of the

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, and contains one runway. The

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, 4/22, is of asphalt and measures . The airport currently has "tie-down" spaces to rent and has aviation fuel available for purchase. For the 12-month period ending May 15, 2014, the airport had approximately 6328 aircraft operations, an average of 113 per week: 85% local general aviation, 14% transient general aviation, and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at the airport: 31 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.

History

The airport was constructed in 1968. It is named after

Joseph Yale Resnick Joseph Yale Resnick (July 13, 1924 – October 6, 1969) was an American inventor, World War II veteran and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York ( 28th congressional district). He served two terms from 196 ...

, a

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member who served from January 3, 1965, until January 3, 1969. In 1988 the town of Wawarsing purchased the airport with the assistance of federal and state funding. It is still currently operated by the town of Wawarsing

References

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