Simsbury Airport is a public use airport

Airport

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 located in Simsbury

Simsbury, Connecticut

Simsbury is a suburban town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 23,234 at the 2000 census. The town was incorporated as Connecticut's twenty-first town in May 1670.-Early history:...

 and East Granby

East Granby, Connecticut

East Granby is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was estimated at 5,058 in 2005. The town recently celebrated its 150th anniversary with a three-day festival on June 7, 8, and 9, 2008.-Geography:...

, both towns in Hartford County

Hartford County, Connecticut

Hartford County is a county located in the north central part of the US state of Connecticut. The 2010 Census records show that the county population is at 894,014 making it the second most populated county in Connecticut....

, Connecticut

Connecticut

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, United States

United States

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. It is privately owned by the Airport Realty Association, LLC. The airport is operated by the Simsbury Flying Club, a not-for-profit group that operates an FBO

Fixed base operator

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 at the airport.

Fly-In

The Simsbury Fly-In

Fly-in

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 is held on the third Sunday each September. The event, which as many as 10,000 people, 150 airplanes, and over 200 classic autos have attended in the past, also showcases parachute

Parachute

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 jumpers, a simulated rescue by a LifeStar helicopter

Helicopter

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, and has vendors and manufacturers displaying their products.

Facilities and aircraft

Simsbury Airport covers an area of 103 acres (41.7 ha) which contains one asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

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 (3/21) measuring 2,205 x 50 ft (672 x 15 m).

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008, the airport had 12,775 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 99% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 1% air taxi

Air taxi

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. There are 52 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single engine and 4% multi-engine.

External links

• Simsbury Airport (official site)