Facilities and Aircraft
Lancaster Airport covers an area of 850 acres (344 ha) at an elevation of 403 feet (123 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 8/26 is 6,934 by 150 feet (2,113 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 4,101 by 100 feet (1,250 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 90,096 aircraft operations, an average of 246 per day: 89% general aviation, 6% military, and 5% air taxi. At that time there were 142 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 5% jet, 7% helicopter, and 1% glider.
In addition to hosting a large number of general aviation aircraft, Lancaster Airport is also host to a variety of different businesses. There are flight schools, planes for charter, aircraft rides, helicopter rides, hot air balloon rides, aircraft maintenance shops, a restaurant, and a gift shop. It provides many services to the pilots who call Lancaster their home airport and also to those in the surrounding community.
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