Columbia County Airport
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Columbia County Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a county-owned public use airport in Columbia County, New York, United States.[1] The airport is located four nautical miles (7 km) northeast of the central business district of Hudson, New York.[1] It is a small un-towered general aviation airport in the Hudson Valley.
Facilities and aircraft
Columbia County Airport covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". at an elevation of 198 feet (60 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 3/21 which measures 5,350 by 100 feet (1,631 x 30 m).[1]
Final approach for runway 21 is directly over a golf course immediately to the north, and pilots should take caution on arrival and departure to avoid golfers. There has been at least one incident of a golfer intentionally hitting a landing aircraft with a golf ball. Departure path for runway 3 takes the pilot over homes. Pilots should be mindful of noise, especially at night. There is a police shooting range approximately 1 mile to the east, so gunshot sounds are not uncommon.
For the 12-month period ending June 29, 2007, the airport had 19,200 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 78% general aviation, 21% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 16% multi-engine and 3% jet.[1]
Richmor Aviation operates out of the Columbia County Airport as the FBO providing fuel, tie-down, hangar, aircraft management, charter & maintenance.
Accidents and incidents
- April 12, 2025: A Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, aircraft registration N635TA, crashed approximately Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of the airport in the town of Copake, New York, after the pilot initiated a missed approach in deteriorating weather. All six people on board were killed. The flight originated at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the accident.[2][3]
See also
References
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External links
- Google Maps
- SkyVector Aerial Views (2016)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 1B1, effective Error: Invalid time.
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 1B1
- AirNav airport information for 1B1
- ASN accident history for HCC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 1B1