| Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: GFL - ICAO: KGFL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Warren County | ||
| Serves | Glens Falls, New York | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 328 ft (100 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1/19 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (IATA: GFL, ICAO: KGFL), formerly known as Warren County Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Glens Falls in Warren County, New York, USA. The annual Adirondack Balloon Festival is held at this airport.
History
Ground was broken in 1941. The airport has been served commercially by Colonial Airlines (1940s), Eastern Air Lines (1950s), Mohawk Airlines(1950s - 1970s), Allegheny Airlines (1970s), and Air North (1960s-1980s).
Facilities
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport covers 550 acres and has two runways:
- Runway 1/19: 5,000 x 150 ft. (1,524 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 12/30: 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,219 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
The north-facing runway 1 is equipped with an instrument landing system and a medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment lights. GPS-based instrument approaches are available to all four runway ends. A VORTAC is located at the field and during the 1990s and earlier was used as the basis for IFR approaches to the main runway.
External links
- New York State DOT Airport DiagramPDF
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KGFL
- ASN accident history for GFL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGFL
