Newport State Airport (Rhode Island)

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Newport State Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Rhode Island
OperatorRhode Island Airport Corp.
ServesNewport, Rhode Island
LocationMiddletown, Rhode Island
Elevation AMSL171 ft / 52 m
Coordinates41°31′57″N 071°16′54″W / 41.53250°N 71.28167°W / 41.53250; -71.28167Coordinates: 41°31′57″N 071°16′54″W / 41.53250°N 71.28167°W / 41.53250; -71.28167
Websitenewport.stateairportri.com
Map
UUU is located in Rhode Island
UUU
UUU
Location of airport in Rhode Island/United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,999 914 Asphalt
16/34 2,623 799 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations20,238
Based aircraft34

Newport State Airport (IATA: NPT[2], ICAO: KUUU, FAA LID: UUU) (officially known as the Colonel Robert F. Wood Air Park)[3] is a state-owned public-use airport in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.[1] It serves the city of Newport and is located 2 nmi (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) northeast of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4] There is no scheduled airline service available, but it once was served by Air New England.

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned UUU by the FAA[1] and NPT by the IATA[5] (which assigned UUU to , Papua New Guinea).[6][7]

Newport State Airport is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, the other five being T.F. Green State Airport, North Central State Airport, Westerly State Airport, Quonset State Airport, and Block Island State Airport.

History[]

The airport site was known as Southwick's Grove in the mid-to-late 1800s. At the turn of the twentieth century the site was home to Aquidneck Park, a horse racing track. Wealthy summer residents such as Willie K Vanderbilt, John Jacob Astor and I. Townsend Burden would occasionally race automobiles of various types there. The property was renamed Bethshan-in-the-Woods by Mrs. Theodore K. Gibbs, who had purchased it to preserve the property as a picnic ground for children.[8]

Army Air Force Captain Robert F. Wood established the Newport Air Park on the site in 1946.[9] It appears on topographical maps of the area by 1958 with two airstrips—one along the current 4/22 orientation, and a nearly perpendicular one. They were paved by 1953, when the airport received an Air Force contract to maintain planes for keeping local Air Force pilots current.[10]

The airport site was acquired by the state in July 1960, and new construction of the runways and taxiways was completed by September 1967.[11] In July 1964, the first aircraft accident at the Newport airport (a gear-up landing) was documented by the National Transportation Safety Board.[12] The first fatal accident at Newport State Airport was a mid-air collision between two general aviation aircraft on April 23, 1969. In 2011 part of the film Moonrise Kingdom was filmed at the airport.[13]

Facilities and aircraft[]

Newport State Airport covers an area of 221 acres (89 ha; 0.89 km2) at an elevation of 171 ft (52 m) above mean sea level.

It has two runways with asphalt surfaces:

  • Runway 4/22 is 2,999 by 75 ft (914 by 23 m)[1]
  • Runway 16/34 is 2,623 by 75 ft (799 by 23 m)[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011, the airport had 20,238 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, and 6% helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Tradewind Aviation Charter: White Plains

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g FAA Airport Form 5010 for UUU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (NPT: Newport State)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Colonel Robert F. Wood Air Park". State of Rhode Island General Laws. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ^ "Newport State Airport (IATA: NPT, ICAO: KUUU, FAA: UUU)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (UUU: Manumu)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Manumu Airport, Papua New Guinea (IATA: UUU)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "Airport Being Built on Middletown Site". Newport Mercury and Weekly News. 1946-04-19. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Newport Air Park Control By State Being Pressed". Newport Daily News. 1955-10-13. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Air Force Planes to Use Air Park". Newport Daily News. 1953-03-30. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Rhode Island State Airports". Providence Journal. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011.
  12. ^ "NTSB database entry for first reported aircraft accident in Newport, on 7/05/1964". National Transportation Safety Board. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007.
  13. ^ "Upcoming filming locations for 'Moonrise Kingdom' in Rhode Island". OnLocationVacations.com. May 1, 2011.

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