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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | State of Rhode Island | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Rhode Island Airport Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 300 Jenckes Hill Road Smithfield, Rhode Island United States | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 15, 1951 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-05:00:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-04:00:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 441 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°55′15″N 071°29′29″W / 41.92083°N 71.49139°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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North Central State Airport (IATA: SFZ, ICAO: KSFZ, FAA LID: SFZ) is a public use airport in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The airport is owned by the State of Rhode Island and opened for service in 1951. It serves the northern portion of the Providence metropolitan area and is located 3 nmi (3.5 mi; 5.6 km) east of the central business district of Smithfield.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a local reliever facility.[2]
The airport is situated in the towns of Smithfield[3] and Lincoln. It is located in the upper region of the state and is roughly horizontally centered in the state, hence the name North Central. It is designated as a reliever airport for general aviation activity from T.F. Green Airport.[3]
North Central State Airport is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, the other five being T.F. Green State Airport, Quonset State Airport, Westerly State Airport, Newport State Airport, and Block Island State Airport.
Like all state-owned airports in Rhode Island, there is a US$5 landing fee for any aircraft not registered in Rhode Island.
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for SFZ PDF, effective 2023-08-10.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 6 October 2022. p. 106. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b North Central State Airport (SFZ) page from Rhode Island Airport Corp.