Franklin County Regional Airport , formerly known as Chambersburg Municipal Airport, is a general aviation

General aviation

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 airport located three miles (5 km) north of the Borough of Chambersburg

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Chambersburg is a borough in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is miles north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and southwest of Harrisburg in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley. Chambersburg is the county seat of Franklin County...

, in Franklin County

Franklin County, Pennsylvania

As of the census of 2000, there were 129,313 people, 50,633 households, and 36,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 168 people per square mile . There were 53,803 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile...

, Pennsylvania

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, USA

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. The airport is situated approximately 45 miles southwest of Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...

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In 2004, the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority

Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority

The Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority is the governing authority of Harrisburg International Airport, Capital City Airport, Franklin County Regional Airport and Gettysburg Regional Airport in south-central Pennsylvania...

(SARAA) bought Franklin County Regional Airport and formed a Study Advisory Group (SAG) to develop a list of recommended improvements at the airport. Those improvements include: rehabilitation of the runway, taxiway, ramp area and other landside faculties, additional parking, signage, hangars, an automated weather observation station (AWOS) and a fueling service. The improvements will be made on a priority basis and as grant monies become available.

Facilities

Franklin County Regional Airport has one runway:

• Runway 8/26: 3,300 x 75 ft. (1,006 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

External links

• Franklin County Regional Airport (official site)
• Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Chambersburg Municipal Airport

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