Saratoga County Airport is a county-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 miles (5 km) southwest 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 Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs, also known as simply Saratoga, is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 26,586 at the 2010 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area. While the word "Saratoga" is known to be a corruption of a Native American name, ...

, a city in Saratoga County

Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...

, New York

New York

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, United States

United States

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. This general aviation

General aviation

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 airport serves the city of Saratoga Springs and surrounding areas.

Facilities and aircraft

Saratoga County Airport covers an area of 300 acres (121.4 ha) which contains four 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...

s: 5/23 measuring 4,700 x 100 ft (1,433 x 30 m) and 14/32 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m). Jet aircraft use runways 5 or 23.

For the 12-month period ending August 28, 2008, the airport had 38,700 aircraft operations, an average of 106 per day: 57% local 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...

, 39% transient 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...

, 4% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and <1% military

Military aviation

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. At that time there were 54 aircraft based at this airport: 34 single-engine

Aircraft engine

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,
3 multi-engine, 16 gliders

Glider aircraft

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 and 1 jet

Jet aircraft

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Nearby airports

W57 - Round Lake Airport and Seaplane Base (8.3 nm SE)

KSCH - Schenectady County Airport

Schenectady County Airport

Schenectady County Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located three miles north of the city of Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York, USA....

 (12 nm S)

K27 - Burello-Mechanicville Airport (12.7 nm SE)

KALB - Albany International Airport

Albany International Airport

Albany International Airport is a public use airport located six nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Albany, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is owned by the Albany County Airport Authority....

 (18 nm S)

KGFL - Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport

Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport

Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport , formerly known as Warren County Airport, is a public airport located in the town of Queensbury three miles northeast of the city of Glens Falls in Warren County, New York, USA...

 (20 nm NE)
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