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Northeast Kingdom International Airport, until 2015 the Newport State Airport[2] (IATA: EFK, ICAO: KEFK, FAA LID: EFK), is three miles (5 km) southwest of Newport, in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.[1]

Northeast Kingdom International
IATA: EFK ICAO: KEFK FAA LID: EFK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Vermont
Serves	Newport, Vermont
Elevation AMSL	930 ft / 283 m
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 4,000 1,219 Asphalt 18/36 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 9,452 Based aircraft 20
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities

The airport covers 540 acres (220 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m) and 18/36 is 5,300 x 100 ft (1,615 x 30 m). [1]

In 2015 the airport had 9,452 aircraft operations, average 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. 20 aircraft are based at this airport: 88% single engine and 12% multi-engine.[1]

History

The city of Newport owned the airport until it sold it to the state of Vermont in the 1970s.[3]

Northeast DC-3s stopped at Newport in June to September of each year, 1955 to 1961 and 1965 to 1967. FH-227s took over in 1968, which was the last year for Northeast.

On August 14 - August 15, 2004 the airport served as the site of Coventry, the former final live concert appearance by the musical group Phish, attended by tens of thousands of fans.[4][5]

On January 9, 2012 the state announced its intention to seek Federal approval for an expansion. The project, projected to take 9 years would extend the runway by 1,000 to 5,000 feet (300 to 1,520 m) with the capability of handling private jets. Other improvements include expanded water and sewer services, a new terminal, new taxiways, and services from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration. [6][7]

In 2013 Flight Design announced the intention of assembling CTLS planes at the airport from nine pieces, fabricated in Germany. It would employ about 35 workers.[8]

The airport was renamed in 2015 amid development plans for the Northeast Kingdom that included a major FAA funded upgrade to the airport. Runway, taxiway and other airport facility upgrades were completed in 2017.

Outside resort developers had proposed plans for a new passenger terminal, commercial flights and the aircraft assembly plant, but were abandoned in April 2016 when the developers were charged with fraud for misappropriating the funds.[2]

On October 12th 2017 the FAA recognized the State of Vermont's Airport name change from Newport State Airport to Northeast Kingdom International Airport.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Newport State Airport at Vermont Airport Directory
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for EFK
  • AirNav airport information for EFK
  • ASN accident history for EFK
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for EFK

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