Salmon River Airfield is an American airport located in
Colchester
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Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colch ...
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Connecticut
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United States
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Facilities and Aircraft
Salmon River Airfield is situated 3 miles south of the
central business district, and contains one runway. The
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, concre ...
, 17/35, is turf measuring 2,000 x 60 ft (610 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 804 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per month: 62% local general aviation, and 38% transient general aviation. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine and 13% helicopter.
See also
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List of airports in Connecticut
This is a list of airports in Connecticut (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports th ...
References
External links
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Airports in New London County, Connecticut
Colchester, Connecticut
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