Cross Keys Airport
Encyclopedia
Cross Keys Airport is a public-use airport
located one nautical mile (1.852 km) south of the Cross Keys
area of Monroe Township
in Gloucester County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The airport is privately owned.. A skydiving operation is based at the airport.
aircraft to land there after it strayed into a 30 mile restricted area temporarily imposed during the visit of President
George W. Bush
to a town in Pennsylvania
. The pilot was said to be "in radio contact... compliant."
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located one nautical mile (1.852 km) south of the Cross Keys
Cross Keys, New Jersey
Cross Keys is an unincorporated area, within Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The area is north-west of Williamstown and east of Glassboro, about 15 miles south-south-east of downtown Philadelphia.-Transportation:...
area of Monroe Township
Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Monroe Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 28,967....
in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is privately owned.. A skydiving operation is based at the airport.
History
Cross Keys Airport made international news on May 25, 2006 when several F-16 jets escorted a CessnaCessna
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aircraft to land there after it strayed into a 30 mile restricted area temporarily imposed during the visit of President
President
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George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
to a town in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The pilot was said to be "in radio contact... compliant."