Northeast Kingdom International Airport
airport in Newport, United States of America
Northeast Kingdom International Airport, until 2015 the Newport State Airport (IATA: EFK, ICAO: KEFK, FAA LID: EFK), is a state-owned airport in Coventry, Vermont, U.S.A. It is located three miles (5 km) southwest of Newport, in Orleans County, Vermont.
Facilities
The airport covers 540 acres (220 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m) and 18/36 is 5,300 x 100 ft (1,615 x 30 m).
In 2015 the airport had 9,452 aircraft operations, average 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. 20 aircraft are based at this airport: 88% single engine and 12% multi-engine.
History
The city of Newport owned the airport until it sold it to the state of Vermont in the 1970s.
Northeast Airlines DC-3s served Newport from June through September between the years 1955 to 1961 and 1965 to 1967. FH-227s took over in the summer of 1968 but this was the last year the airport had scheduled commercial service.
On August 14–15, 2004, the airport served as the site of Coventry, the former final live concert appearance by the musical group Phish, attended by tens of thousands of fans.
On January 9, 2012, the state announced its intention to seek Federal approval for an expansion. The project, projected to take 9 years would extend the runway by 1,000 to 5,000 feet (300 to 1,520 m) with the capability of handling private jets.
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