Saratoga County Airport (FAA LID: 5B2) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Saratoga Springs, a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Saratoga County Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Saratoga County | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Saratoga Springs, New York | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 433 ft / 132 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°03′03″N 073°51′42″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.nafsinc.com/ | ||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() 5B2 Location of airport in New York | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Saratoga County Airport covers an area of 300 acres (121 ha) at an elevation of 433 feet (132 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt and concrete surfaces: 5/23 is 4,699 by 100 feet (1,432 x 30 m); 14/32 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).[1] Jet aircraft use runways 5 or 23.
For the 12-month period ending August 29, 2008, the airport had 38,550 aircraft operations, an average of 105 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 63% single-engine, 26% glider, 8% multi-engine, 2% jet, and 2% helicopter.[1]
Nearby airports with instrument approach procedures include:[3]
Other nearby facilities: