Chapin Field

Summary

Chapin Field (FAA LID: 1B8) is a privately owned, public use airport in Washington County, New York, United States.[1][2] It is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Cambridge,[1] a village in the Town of Cambridge.

Chapin Field
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerDean Chapin
ServesCambridge, New York
Elevation AMSL508 ft / 155 m
Coordinates43°03′10″N 073°21′47″W / 43.05278°N 73.36306°W / 43.05278; -73.36306
Map
1B8 is located in New York
1B8
1B8
Location of airport in New York
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 2,130 649 Turf
7/25 2,100 640 Turf
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations1,400
Based aircraft21
Sources: FAA[1] and NYSDOT[2]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Chapin Field covers an area of 14 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 508 feet (155 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: 5/23 is 2,130 by 65 feet (649 x 20 m) and 7/25 is 2,100 by 63 feet (640 x 19 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 2, 2012, the airport had 1,400 aircraft operations, an average of 116 per month: 93% general aviation and 7% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 1B8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Chapin Field (1B8)" (PDF). Airport Directory. New York State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

External links edit

  • Aerial image as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for 1B8
    • AirNav airport information for 1B8
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 1B8