Groton-New London Airport

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Groton-New London Airport
12 April 1991
IATA: GON – ICAO: KGON – FAA: GON
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT)
Location		Groton, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL		9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		41°19′48″N 072°02′42″W / 41.33, -72.045
Website		GrotonNewLondonAirport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5/23	5,000	1,524	Asphalt
15/33	4,000	1,219	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			52,394
Based aircraft			69
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Groton-New London Airport (IATA: GON, ICAO: KGON, FAA LID: GON) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Groton, a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.^[1] It serves the southeastern Connecticut region, including the shoreline localities of Groton, New London, and Mystic.

Over the years, and usually no more than one at a time, various domestic airlines served the airport, including Pan Am Clipper Connection and Pilgrim Airlines. Scheduled commercial passenger service was limited to small turboprop aircraft such as de Havilland Dash 8 and Beechcraft 1900. Eventually the airport became no longer a profitable destination, and USAirways Express, the last major carrier to serve the airport, terminated its GON-PHL service in 2004. Two charter airlines, however, do continue to shuttle passengers to and from the airport.

The airport has also been used by several presidents speaking at the commencement of the nearby US Coast Guard Academy. The most recent visit was by President Bush on May 23, 2007.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Charter airlines
3 See Also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Groton-New London Airport covers an area of 489 acres (198 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,000 x 150 ft. (1,524 x 46 m) and 15/33 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,219 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the airport had 52,394 aircraft operations, an average of 143 per day: 87% general aviation, 8% military, 5% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 69 aircraft based at this airport: 33% single engine, 25% multi-engine, 14% jet aircraft, 26% helicopters and 1% military.^[1]