Pittsfield Municipal Airport is two miles west of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''

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'' facility. The first airline flights were Mohawk DC-3s, 1953 to 1958; Northeast DC-3s stopped at Pittsfield 1953-54 to 1962. Flights on commuter airlines like

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and Precision Airlines lasted until 1983-84; Precision flew to Rutland, Vermont and New York City

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Facilities

The airport covers 550 acres (223 ha) at an elevation of 1,194 feet (364 m). It has two asphalt runways: 8/26 is 5,790 by 100 feet (1,765 x 30 m) and 14/32 is 3,496 by 100 feet (1,066 x 30 m). In the year ending August 22, 2012 the airport had 33,000 aircraft operations, average 90 per day: 88%

, 11%

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, and 1% military. 37 aircraft were then based at the airport: 76% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, and 11% jet.

References

https://www.cityofpittsfield.org/departments/airport/airport_safety_improvements_and_expansion.php

External links

Airport page
at City of Pittsfield website
Lyon Aviation
the

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Aerial image as of April 1995
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