ADDINGTON FIELD


'Addington Field' , also known as 'Elizabethtown Regional Airport'[1], is a public airport located four miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Elizabethtown, a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It is used for general aviation but current exploration of commercial aviation is underway.[2] The last commercial flight took place in the late 1980s.
Addington Field opened in 1982. In February 2007, the airport board changed the name to 'Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport'.[3]

Contents
Facilities and aircraft
References
External links

Facilities and aircraft


Addington Field covers an area of 210 acres (85 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (5/23) measuring 6,000 x 100 ft. (1,829 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 15, 2005, the airport had 12,400 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 90% general aviation, 8% air taxi and 2% military. There are 56 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine, 14% multi-engine and 2% helicopters.

References


1. Airport in holding pattern; Officials holding their breath waiting for word of grant
2. Grayson County joins push to get major airlines in Elizabethtown
3. Meade County Area Chamber of Commerce supports regional jet service at Elizabethtown Airport

External links



Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (official site)

Elizabethtown Flying Service, Inc. (fixed base operator)





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