Merrimack Valley Seaplane Base
Encyclopedia
Merrimack Valley Seaplane Base is a privately-owned, public-use seaplane
base located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district
of Methuen
, a city in Essex County
, Massachusetts
, United States
.
For the 12-month period ending October 1, 2006, the airport had 4,565 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day.
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
base located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Methuen
Methuen, Massachusetts
Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the 2000 census.-History:Methuen was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726; it is named for the British diplomat Sir Paul Methuen. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill,...
, a city in Essex County
Essex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Parker River National Wildlife Refuge* Salem Maritime National Historic Site* Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site* Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Merrimack Valley Seaplane Base has two landing areas:- Runway 1/19: 5,000 x 250 ft. (1,524 x 76 m), Surface: Water
- Runway 4/22: 4,700 x 250 ft. (1,433 x 76 m), Surface: Water
For the 12-month period ending October 1, 2006, the airport had 4,565 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day.