Windham Airport
{{Infobox airport
| FAA = IJD
| location = Windham, Connecticut
| elevation-m = 75
| coordinates = {{coord|41|44|39|N|072|10|49|W|type:airport|display=inline}}
| r1-length-f = 4,278
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| name = Windham Airport
| image = Windham Airport - Connecticut.jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption = USGS 2006 orthophoto
| IATA =
| ICAO = KIJD
| type = Public
| owner = Connecticut Airport Authority
| operator =
| city-served =
| elevation-f = 247
| website = [https://ctairports.org/airports/windham/ IJD website]
| image_map = IJD Airport Diagram.jpg
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 10
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| r1-number = 9/27
| r1-length-m = 1,304
| r2-number = 18/36
| r2-length-f = 2,797
| r2-length-m = 853
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2005
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 30,690
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 67
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=IJD|use=PU|own=PU|site=02944.*A}}, effective 2007-07-05
}}
Windham Airport {{Airport codes||KIJD|IJD}} is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Willimantic, a city in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by the Connecticut Airport Authority. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.{{cite web|title=List of NPIAS Airports|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/NPIAS-Report-2017-2021-Appendix-A.pdf|website=FAA.gov|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|accessdate=27 November 2016|date=21 October 2016}}
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Windham Airport is assigned IJD by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KIJD Great Circle Mapper: KIJD - Willimantic, Connecticut (Windham Airport)]
Facilities and aircraft
Windham Airport covers an area of {{convert|280|acre|ha|lk=on}} which contains two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring {{convert|4278|by|100|ft|m|abbr=on}} and 18/36 measuring {{convert|2797|by|75|ft|m|abbr=on}}.
For the 12-month period ending October 1, 2005, the airport had 30,690 aircraft operations, an average of 84 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. In 2005, there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single engine and 7% multi-engine.
Rentable aircraft include Cessna 152s and 172s, Piper Warriors, and a Piper Arrow.
A flight school is located on the airport, and offers training in several different types, including a Cessna 150, a Cessna 172, and a Piper 28.{{Cite web|url=https://learn2flyct.com/our-aircraft/|title=Our Aircraft}}{{Cite web|url=http://learn2flyct.com/locations/|title=Locations}}
Climate
{{Windham County weatherbox}}
See also
References
External links
{{commonscat|Windham Airport}}
- [http://ctairports.org/GeneralAviationAirports/Windham/AbouttheAirport.aspx Windham Airport]
- {{FAA-procedures|IJD}}
{{US-airport-ga|IJD|-}}
{{Airports in Connecticut |state=expanded}}
Category:Airports in Windham County, Connecticut
Category:Connecticut Airport Authority
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Windham County, Connecticut