Mohawk Valley Airport is a privately-owned, public-use airport

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 three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Scotia

Scotia, New York

Scotia is a village in Schenectady County, New York, United States, incorporated in 1904. The population was 7,957 at the 2000 census.The Village of Scotia is part of the Town of Glenville, partly contiguous with Schenectady, New York and is connected by the Western Gateway Bridge over the Mohawk...

, a village in the Town of Glenville

Glenville, Schenectady County, New York

Glenville is a town in Schenectady County, New York, United States. It was incorporated in 1821. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 28,183....

 in Schenectady County

Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,727. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk Indian word meaning "on the other side of the...

, New York

New York

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, United States

United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Mohawk Valley Airport covers an area of 44 acres (17.8 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 240 feet (73 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 15/33 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 1,840 by 120 feet (561 x 37 m). For the 12-month period ending September 28, 2007, the airport had 750 aircraft operations, an average of 62 per month: 93% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 7% military

Military aviation

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External links

• Aerial image as of 7 May 1995 from USGS The National Map