Kutztown Airport (FAA LID: N31) is a closed, public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district of Kutztown, a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]

Kutztown Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: N31
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Kutztown Enterprises
Serves	Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Location	Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In use	May 1945 - January 31, 2009[1]
Elevation AMSL	512 ft / 156 m
Coordinates	40°30′12″N 075°47′13″W
Map
N31 Location of airport in Pennsylvania
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 2,460 750 Asphalt/Turf 10/28 2,221 677 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 44,250 Based aircraft 40
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Kutztown Airport covers an area of 90 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 512 feet (156 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 2,460 by 240 feet (750 x 73 m) with an asphalt and turf surface; 10/28 is 2,221 by 150 feet (677 x 46 m) with a turf surface.[2]

For the 12-month period ending April 26, 2007, the airport had 44,250 aircraft operations, an average of 121 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 62.5% single-engine, 10% glider and 27.5% ultralight.[2]

Closure

In a letter sent by airport owners Nicholas Prikis and Sophie Pittas on October 6, it was announced that the airport would close all operation on January 31, 2009.[1]

References

External links

• Kutztown Airport (N31) information from Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
• Aerial image as of 13 April 1999 from USGS The National Map
• Video of Cessna 172 landing at Kutztown Airport
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for N31
  • AirNav airport information for N31
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for N31