Solberg–Hunterdon Airport (FAA LID: N51), also known as Solberg Airport, is located in Readington Township, New Jersey, United States.

Solberg–Hunterdon Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: N51
Summary
Airport type	Public use
Owner	Solberg Aviation Company
Operator	Solberg/Nagle family
Serves	Readington Township, New Jersey
Location	Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Elevation AMSL	195 ft / 59.4 m
Coordinates	40.5802°N 74.7355°W / 40.5802; -74.7355
Website	http://www.solbergairport.com/
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 3,735 1,138 Asphalt/turf 13/31 3,442 1,049 Turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 21,486 Based aircraft 97
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

Founded in 1941 by Norwegian-born and -raised aviation pioneer Thor Solberg, Solberg Airport is a small general aviation airport located in central New Jersey. In 1985 Solberg was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame.[2] He is also considered a major aviation pioneer in his native country. Norway's oldest airport, Jarlsberg, is dedicated to his memory, and today operates as a major general aviation airport and parachute center near the ancient city of Tønsberg in southeastern Norway.[3]

Solberg's son and namesake, Thor Solberg Jr., died on December 16, 2017. The airport is currently run by two generations of Thor Solberg's heirs. His children, Lorraine Solberg and Suzy Solberg Nagle, maintain day-to-day operations with the help of four grandchildren.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Solberg Airport is situated on 725 wide open acres in Readington, and contains two runways. The primary runway is 4/22, measuring 3,735 x 50 ft (1,138 x 15 m). 3,000 ft (914 m) of this runway is paved with asphalt, and 735 ft (224 m) is turf reserved as a displaced threshold. The second runway, 13/31, is turf measuring 3,442 x 200 ft (1,049 x 61 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 3, 2011, the airport had 21,486 aircraft operations, an average of 59 per day: 65% local general aviation and 35% transient general aviation. At that time there were 97 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 6% jet aircraft, and 2% helicopters.[1]

Balloon festival

The Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2007.[4] That year, the event was the largest summertime hot air balloon festival in North America,[5] and was run by Howard Freidman and Sally Mazzochi.[5]

Presidential temporary flight restrictions

Solberg Airport is within a 10-mile radius of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. During the former presidency of Donald Trump, the airport was subject to FAA flight restrictions whenever Trump was in Bedminster.

References

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for N51, effective May 19, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for N51
  • AirNav airport information for N51
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for N51