Norwood Memorial Airport is a public-use airport

Airport

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 located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Norwood

Norwood, Massachusetts

Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,602. The community was named after Norwood, England...

, a town in Norfolk County

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

-National protected areas:* Adams National Historical Park* Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area * Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site* John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site-Demographics:...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, United States

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. This airport is owned by the Town of Norwood. Located off Route 128, it is home to the offices of prominent local businessmen and several maintenance facilities.

Facilities and aircraft

Norwood Memorial Airport covers an area of 688 acres (278.4 ha) and has two runway

Runway

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• Runway 10/28: 3,995 x 75 ft (1,218 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 17/35: 4,008 x 100 ft (1,222 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 100,000 aircraft operations, an average of 273 per day: 77% general aviation

General aviation

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, 22% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and 1% military.

There are 246 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single engine, 12% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 2% helicopter

Helicopter

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The airport also includes two flight schools and Flight Level Aviation as an FBO

Fixed base operator

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. Charter services operate commonly out of the airport.

Incidents

On June 4, 2007 a Mooney M-20-P crashed into the woods south of the airport while on final approach. One person was killed.

In March 2010, the airport was closed due to severe flooding.

External links

• Norwood Memorial Airport (official site)
• Flight Level Norwood