Mount Washington Regional Airport
Encyclopedia
Mount Washington Regional Airport is a public airport
located 3 miles (5 km) east of downtown Whitefield
in Coos County
, New Hampshire
, USA
. The Civil Air Patrol
maintains a composite squadron at this location.
The airport has a single, newly re-paved runway
that is 4001 feet (1,219.5 m) long, 75 feet (22.9 m) wide, at an average altitude of 1074 feet (327.4 m) MSL, beneath the Yankee One Military Operations Area
(MOA). It features pilot-controlled lighting. Traffic pattern altitude is 2000 feet (609.6 m) MSL, and pilots must make right traffic for runway 28 unless winds require use of Runway 10 during landing. Scheduled runway improvements have been completed and accepted which include re-alignment and resurfacing of a lengthened runway from 3495 to 4100 ft (1,065.3 to 1,249.7 ).
Local attractions include: Mountain View Grand Hotel 2 miles (3.2 km), Mount Washington Hotel
15 miles (24.1 km) (including Bretton Woods Mountain Resort
), Mount Washington Cog Railway, Santa's Village (9 miles (14.5 km)) and Six Gun City (8 miles (12.9 km)) theme parks (Jefferson
). Other local towns include Franconia
(and its Cannon Mountain Ski Area
) (18 miles (29 km)), Littleton
(14 miles (22.5 km)), Bethlehem
(11 miles (17.7 km)) and Lancaster
(10 miles (16.1 km)), where the Coos County Fair is held each summer. A regional view can be enjoyed from the lookout tower
at historic Weeks State Park
, located on Mount Prospect in Lancaster.
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 3 miles (5 km) east of downtown Whitefield
Whitefield, New Hampshire
Whitefield is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, in the White Mountains Region. The population was 2,306 at the 2010 census. Situated on the northern edge of the White Mountains, Whitefield is home to the Mount Washington Regional Airport and the White Mountains Regional High...
in Coos County
Coos County, New Hampshire
-National protected areas:*Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge *Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, USA
United States
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. The Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered, federally supported, non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force . CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and...
maintains a composite squadron at this location.
The airport has a single, newly re-paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
that is 4001 feet (1,219.5 m) long, 75 feet (22.9 m) wide, at an average altitude of 1074 feet (327.4 m) MSL, beneath the Yankee One Military Operations Area
Military Operations Area
A military operations area is "airspace established outside Class A airspace to separate or segregate certain nonhazardous military activities from IFR Traffic and to identify for VFR traffic where these activities are conducted." Similar structures exist under international flight standards. ...
(MOA). It features pilot-controlled lighting. Traffic pattern altitude is 2000 feet (609.6 m) MSL, and pilots must make right traffic for runway 28 unless winds require use of Runway 10 during landing. Scheduled runway improvements have been completed and accepted which include re-alignment and resurfacing of a lengthened runway from 3495 to 4100 ft (1,065.3 to 1,249.7 ).
Local attractions include: Mountain View Grand Hotel 2 miles (3.2 km), Mount Washington Hotel
Mount Washington Hotel
The Mount Washington Hotel opened in 1902 near Mount Washington, in the town of Carroll, New Hampshire. The area is better known as Bretton Woods, and includes the Bretton Woods ski resort nearby. It is located at the northern end of Crawford Notch, east of the village of Twin Mountain, New...
15 miles (24.1 km) (including Bretton Woods Mountain Resort
Bretton Woods Mountain Resort
Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is a ski area located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, across from the Mount Washington Hotel.-Location and terrain:...
), Mount Washington Cog Railway, Santa's Village (9 miles (14.5 km)) and Six Gun City (8 miles (12.9 km)) theme parks (Jefferson
Jefferson, New Hampshire
Jefferson is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,107 at the 2010 census. It is home to parts of the White Mountain National Forest in the south and northeast and to two theme parks: Santa's Village and...
). Other local towns include Franconia
Franconia, New Hampshire
Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2010 census. Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the eastern and southern portions...
(and its Cannon Mountain Ski Area
Cannon Mountain Ski Area
Cannon Mountain Ski Area, located on Cannon Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is a state-owned resort that offers nine lifts servicing of skiing . Cannon Mountain has the most vertical of any ski area in New Hampshire, and the seventh largest in New England.It also has the only...
) (18 miles (29 km)), Littleton
Littleton, New Hampshire
Littleton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,928 at the 2010 census. Situated at the edge of the White Mountains, Littleton is bounded on the northwest by the Connecticut River....
(14 miles (22.5 km)), Bethlehem
Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Bethlehem is a hillside town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,526 at the 2010 census. It is home to Cushman and Strawberry Hill state forests. The eastern half of the town is within the White Mountain National Forest...
(11 miles (17.7 km)) and Lancaster
Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, England. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,507, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coos County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region...
(10 miles (16.1 km)), where the Coos County Fair is held each summer. A regional view can be enjoyed from the lookout tower
Fire lookout tower
A fire lookout tower, fire tower or lookout tower, provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout" whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness...
at historic Weeks State Park
Weeks Estate
The Weeks Estate is a historic estate on U.S. Route 3 in Lancaster, New Hampshire. The property is a New Hampshire state park.It was built in 1912 for John Wingate Weeks, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a Lancaster native. Weeks would later be the United States Secretary of War...
, located on Mount Prospect in Lancaster.