Potsdam Municipal Airport

Summary

Potsdam Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPTD, FAA LID: PTD), also known as Damon Field, is a village owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of Potsdam, a village in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Potsdam Municipal Airport

Damon Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerVillage of Potsdam
ServesPotsdam, New York
Elevation AMSL474 ft / 144 m
Coordinates44°40′36″N 074°56′54″W / 44.67667°N 74.94833°W / 44.67667; -74.94833
Map
PTD is located in New York
PTD
PTD
Location of airport in New York
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 3,705 1,129 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations6,000
Based aircraft14

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PTD by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned PTD to Port Alexander Seaplane Base in Port Alexander, Alaska).[4][5]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Potsdam Municipal Airport covers an area of 168 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 474 feet (144 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,705 by 60 feet (1,129 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 14, 2011, the airport had 6,000 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 92% general aviation, 5% military, and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single-engine and 7% ultralight.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for PTD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate (PDF, 5.07 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (Report). Federal Aviation Administration. September 26, 2018. p. A-73. {{cite report}}: External link in |work= (help)
  3. ^ "Potsdam Municipal Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KPTD, FAA: PTD)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  4. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (PTD: Port Alexander)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Port Alexander SPB (IATA: PTD, ICAO: PAAP, FAA: AHP)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved April 15, 2010.

External links edit

  • Potsdam Municipal Airport (PTD) at NYSDOT Airport Directory
  • Aerial image as of May 1996 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for PTD, effective April 18, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for PTD
    • AirNav airport information for KPTD
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPTD