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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Orange County, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Montgomery, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 364 ft / 111 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°30′36″N 074°15′53″W / 41.51000°N 74.26472°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.orangecountygov.com/178/Airport-Orange-County | ||||||||||||||
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New York's Orange County Airport (IATA: MGJ, ICAO: KMGJ, FAA LID: MGJ) is an untowered airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the village of Montgomery, in the Town of Montgomery, United States, at the junction of state highways 211 and 416.[1] It is owned and operated by Orange County. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
It is a popular place for aspiring local pilots to learn to fly or practice their skills. With 125,000 takeoffs and landings annually, it was New York's second-busiest general-aviation airport in 2006.[3]
Transmissions between pilots and the airport are rebroadcast on a one-watt station at 88.1 megahertz, so it is possible to tune into them on a standard car radio while driving in the vicinity.[3]
The airport's low traffic and out-of-the-way location have made it a popular place to store private jets. In 2006 county officials were reported to be working on a deal with a local developer to build 10 private luxury hangars to cater to what they saw as a growing market and raise money for the airport without raising taxes.[4]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for MGJ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
- ^ a b James, Alexa (April 24, 2006). "Aviation's airwaves". Times Herald-Record. Middletown. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Orange County Airport caters to the rich, famous". Times Herald-Record. Middletown. September 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-13.