Facilities and Aircraft
Westerly State Airport covers an area of 321 acres (130 ha) at an elevation of 81 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 7/25 is 4,010 by 100 feet (1,222 x 30 m) and 14/32 is 3,960 by 75 feet (1,207 x 23 m).
In 2005, $3.4 million in federal funding was allocated to repair and improve the main runway and taxiways. As of November 2006, improvements were finished and the main runway is open.
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008, the airport had 23,288 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 72% general aviation, 28% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 75 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 13% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.
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