Dutchess County Airport - Facilities and Aircraft

Facilities and Aircraft

Dutchess County Airport covers an area of 640 acres (260 ha) which contains three runways, two of which are paved. The main runway (6-24) is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 by 30 m) long and is equipped with an ILS system to the northeast-facing runway along with a medium intensity approach light system with runway alignment lights. The crosswind runway (15-33) was originally 3,003 feet (915 m) long but is now shortened to 2,743 by 100 feet (836 by 30 m) due to displaced thresholds at both ends. A turf/dirt runway (7-25) measures 1,358 by 100 feet (414 by 30 m).

A Flight Service Station was opened at the airport, but closed during the 1990s. In the 1970s, a control tower was constructed by the FAA, which currently operates it 14 hours per day. In 2004, the airport received $1 million dollars from the Federal Aviation Administration for improvements in safety and runway rehabilitation.

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2007, the airport had 98,342 aircraft operations, an average of 269 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi, <1% military. At that time there were 198 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 1% jet, 8% helicopter, 1% military.

There are currently two flight schools that operate at the airport, Liberty Aviation, in the main terminal, and Richmor Aviation, located on the North side of the airport.