Albany Municipal Airport

Albany Municipal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: S12
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Albany
Serves		Albany, Oregon
Elevation AMSL		226 ft / 69 m
Coordinates		44°38′16″N 123°03′34″W / 44.63778°N 123.05944°W / 44.63778; -123.05944
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
16/34	3,004	916	Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Albany Municipal Airport Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location:	Albany, Oregon
Area:	588 acres (238 ha)[3]
Built:	1929[2]
Architect:	Cleo H. Jenkins[4]
Governing body:	City of Albany
NRHP Reference#:	98000630[2]
Added to NRHP:	1998-06-03[2]

Albany Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S12) is a general aviation airport located 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of the city of Albany in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It is publicly owned and operated by the City of Albany.^[5] It is the oldest known operating airfield in Oregon, opening in 1920.^[6] There are 58 aircraft based at the municipal airport; 49 Single engine airplanes, 7 multi engine, and 2 jet airplanes. On average there are 62 aircraft operations per day.^[5]

History

• First opened to the public in 1920 by private owners
• In 1929 the City of Albany buys the property and names it the Albany Municipal Airport
• A 1931 airshow inspired the Northwest Art and Air Festival
• A jet first landed in Albany in 1964
• In 1998, Albany Municipal Airport became the first airport in Oregon to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as the Albany Municipal Airport Historic District)

Cargo Service

• Ameriflight (Portland)
• FedEx Express
  • FedEx Feeder operated by Empire Airlines (Portland)

References

1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for S12 (Form 5010 PDF)
2. ^ ^{a b c} Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2007-07-16). "Oregon National Register List". http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-29 
3. ^ "Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com". http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/Linn/districts.html. Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
4. ^ National Park Service. "National Register Information System". http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-29. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ ^{a b} http://www.airnav.com/airport/S12
6. ^ http://www.dhonline.com/articles/2009/03/04/news/people/5peo01_flight.txt

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon)

• Albany Municipal Airport at City of Albany web site
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for S12
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for S12

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