Smoketown Airport
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| Smoketown Airport | |||
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| IATA: n/a - ICAO: n/a - FAA: S37 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Glick Aviation | ||
| Serves | Smoketown, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 370 ft (112.8 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 2,400 | 732 | Asphalt
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Smoketown Airport (FAA LID: S37) is a FBO airport open to the public, located in Smoketown, 6.3 miles east of Lancaster, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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[edit] Facilities
Smoketown Airport covers 49 acres and has one runway:
- Runway 10/28: 2,400 x 50 ft. (732 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt
[edit] In the news
On January 25, 1994, a Smoketown-based Piper piloted by Robert Faber of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, collided with trees and impacted a mountain while in cruise flight, returning from Bloomsburg Municipal Airport in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The plane and occupant were not found for four days. Mechanical failure was suspected.
On May 12, 2005, Hayden Sheaffer of Lititz, Pennsylvania, and Troy Martin, of Akron, Pennsylvania entered restricted air space in Washington, DC on the way to an air show in North Carolina. Subsequently, they were forced to land and were subject to having their misadventure broadcasted internationally.
[edit] References
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for S37
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for S37
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