Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport

Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport
Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport
	IATA: ESP; ICAO: none; FAA LID: N53;
Summary
Airport type	Public use
Owner	Pocono Stroudsburg Airport Inc.
Serves	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL	480 ft / 146 m
Coordinates	41°02′09″N 075°09′38″W / 41.03583°N 75.16056°WCoordinates: 41°02′09″N 075°09′38″W / 41.03583°N 75.16056°W
Map
	ESP Location of airport in Pennsylvania
Runways
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	18,820
Based aircraft	34
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport (IATA: ESP, FAA LID: N53) is a privately owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of East Stroudsburg, a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2] This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft[]

Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport covers an area of 69 acres (28 ha) at an elevation of 480 feet (146 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,087 by 30 feet (941 x 9 m).^[2]

For the 12-month period ending January 13, 2012, the airport had 18,820 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, and 6% helicopter.^[2]

The airport is home to the busy "Sky's The Limit" Skydiving Center, which operates six days a week (Wednesday thru Monday) from April thru November. The center regularly flies a twin-turboprop de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, a turboprop-powered Cessna 208 Caravan, and a piston-powered Cessna 182 Skylane — all configured for skydiving operations. The airport is also home to Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac 2. MedEvac 2 is the primary medical helicopter for Monroe, Pike, and Northampton Counties.

References[]

^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for N53 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
^ "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 4" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF, 1.61 MB) on June 6, 2011.

External links[]

Stroudsburg Pocono Airport (N53) at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for N53, effective February 24, 2022
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for N53
- AirNav airport information for N53
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for N53

[1] "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

[FAA-2] FAA Airport Form 5010 for N53 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

[3] "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 4" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF, 1.61 MB) on June 6, 2011.

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