Republic Airport (IATA: FRG, ICAO: KFRG, FAA LID: FRG) is a state-owned public-use airport located in East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The airport is on Long Island, one mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Farmingdale.
Although mainly a general aviation airport, it is designated as a reliever airport according to Federal Aviation Administration records. The airport had 2,036 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2009 and 2,329 enplanements in 2010.
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