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Windham Airport

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Windham Airport (ICAO: KIJD, FAA LID: IJD) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Willimantic, a city in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by the Connecticut Airport Authority.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Windham Airport is assigned IJD by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Windham Airport covers an area of 280 acres (110 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 4,278 by 100 ft (1,304 by 30 m) and 18/36 measuring 2,797 by 75 ft (853 by 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 1, 2005, the airport had 30,690 aircraft operations, an average of 84 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. In 2005, there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single engine and 7% multi-engine.

Rentable aircraft include Cessna 152s and 172s, Piper Warriors, and a Piper Arrow.[1]

A flight school is located on the airport, and offers training in several different types, including a Cessna 150, a Cessna 172, and a Piper 28.[4][5]

Climate


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for IJD PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KIJD - Willimantic, Connecticut (Windham Airport)
  4. ^ "Our Aircraft".
  5. ^ "Locations".
  6. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Storrs, CT". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Boston". National Weather Service. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

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