Middlebury State Airport
airport in Addison County, Vermont, United States
Middlebury State Airport is a public use airport in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It is owned by the State of Vermont and is located three nautical miles (5.56 km) southeast of the central business district of the Town of Middlebury.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned 6B0 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA
Facilities and aircraft
Middlebury State Airport covers an area of 156 acres (63 ha) at an elevation of 490 feet (149 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,206 by 60 feet (977 x 18 m). Runway 1-19 is oriented in a north–south direction and has visual approaches. The runway is unlit and lacks an Automated Airport Weather Station (AWOS/ASOS). It has a weight bearing capacity 12,000 lbs. per single wheel.
The aircraft parking aprons at the facility are approximately 87,000 ft2 and encompass approximately 170,000 ft2 of area. The principal apron is located northwest of Runway 19 and has the capacity to hold 42 aircraft.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Middlebury State Airport” as airport in Addison County, Vermont, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3565025. Authority coordinates are 43.985, -73.096. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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