Goodspeed Airport (FAALID: 42B) is located in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States.[2] It has been under new ownership with the support of the Recreational Aviation Foundation since November 2020. The new owners, Eric Zipkin and Bill McEnery, plan to revitalize the airport and bring back the vibrant aviation community that once existed there.
Goodspeed Airport is situated 1 mile southeast of the central business district, and contains two runways. The longest runway, 16/34, is water measuring 4,500 x 1,000 ft (1372 x 305 m). A second runway, 14/32, paved with asphalt, measures 2,120 x 50 ft (646 x 15 m).
The airport has been featured in videos and articles by a number of prominent aviation figures and organizations, including Matt Guthmiller and AOPA, mainly centering on its somewhat unusual position and approaches, and its short paved runway, as well as the nearby Goodspeed Opera House and the town of East Haddam.
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2010, the airport had 6,188 aircraft operations, an average of 119 per week: 80% local general aviation, and 19% transient general aviation. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine and 4% multi-engine, and 9% ultra-light.
The largest aircraft to ever land at Goodspeed Airport is the Douglas DC-3, which has been brought in by the Tunison Foundation several times as a visiting exhibit.
One of the buildings that comprise the Goodspeed Airport
Revitalization Plan
In the fall of 2020, Goodspeed Airport was acquired by New England Airport Associates, LLC, a partnership between Eric Zipkin, Bill McEnery, and the Recreational Aviation Foundation, from Timothy Mellon, who purchased the airport in 1999 for $2.33 million. Both Zipkin and McEnery are pilots and aircraft owners who had previously stored aircraft at the airport; McEnery owns the Pedal Power line of bicycle shops, while Zipkin is the founder of Tradewind Aviation. Initial plans to revitalize the airport include making Avgas available again, as well as installing previously permitted seaplane docks. Zipkin and McEnery hope that the airport will see renewed aviation activity. Property development is limited by a conservation easement, so major structural changes to the airport will not occur.
As of August 2022, the airport has attracted renewed community interest, including hosting various local events, and now has both a seaplane flight school (Learn 2 Fly CT) and maintenance facility (Goodspeed Aero Craft) on-site.
goodspeed, airport, located, east, haddam, connecticut, united, states, been, under, ownership, with, support, recreational, aviation, foundation, since, november, 2020, owners, eric, zipkin, bill, mcenery, plan, revitalize, airport, bring, back, vibrant, avia. Goodspeed Airport FAA LID 42B is located in East Haddam Connecticut United States 2 It has been under new ownership with the support of the Recreational Aviation Foundation since November 2020 The new owners Eric Zipkin and Bill McEnery plan to revitalize the airport and bring back the vibrant aviation community that once existed there Goodspeed AirportIATA noneICAO noneFAA LID 42BSummaryAirport typePublic use privately ownedOwnerNew England Airport Associates LLCServesEast HaddamLocation ConnecticutElevation AMSL9 ft 3 mCoordinates41 26 44 N 72 27 20 W 41 44556 N 72 45556 W 41 44556 72 45556MapRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m14 32 2 120 646 Asphalt16W 34W 4 500 1 372 WaterStatistics 2010 Aircraft operations6 188Based aircraft33Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 Facilities and aircraft 2 Revitalization Plan 3 See also 4 ReferencesFacilities and aircraft EditGoodspeed Airport is situated 1 mile southeast of the central business district and contains two runways The longest runway 16 34 is water measuring 4 500 x 1 000 ft 1372 x 305 m A second runway 14 32 paved with asphalt measures 2 120 x 50 ft 646 x 15 m The airport has been featured in videos and articles by a number of prominent aviation figures and organizations including Matt Guthmiller and AOPA mainly centering on its somewhat unusual position and approaches and its short paved runway as well as the nearby Goodspeed Opera House and the town of East Haddam For the 12 month period ending April 30 2010 the airport had 6 188 aircraft operations an average of 119 per week 80 local general aviation and 19 transient general aviation At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport 87 single engine and 4 multi engine and 9 ultra light The largest aircraft to ever land at Goodspeed Airport is the Douglas DC 3 which has been brought in by the Tunison Foundation several times as a visiting exhibit One of the buildings that comprise the Goodspeed AirportRevitalization Plan EditIn the fall of 2020 Goodspeed Airport was acquired by New England Airport Associates LLC a partnership between Eric Zipkin Bill McEnery and the Recreational Aviation Foundation from Timothy Mellon who purchased the airport in 1999 for 2 33 million Both Zipkin and McEnery are pilots and aircraft owners who had previously stored aircraft at the airport McEnery owns the Pedal Power line of bicycle shops while Zipkin is the founder of Tradewind Aviation Initial plans to revitalize the airport include making Avgas available again as well as installing previously permitted seaplane docks Zipkin and McEnery hope that the airport will see renewed aviation activity Property development is limited by a conservation easement so major structural changes to the airport will not occur As of August 2022 the airport has attracted renewed community interest including hosting various local events and now has both a seaplane flight school Learn 2 Fly CT and maintenance facility Goodspeed Aero Craft on site See also EditList of airports in ConnecticutReferences Edit FAA Airport Form 5010 for 42B PDF effective 2010 11 18 AirportIQ 5010 Archived from the original on 2012 03 19 Retrieved 2010 12 12 This article about an airport in Connecticut is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goodspeed Airport amp oldid 1154350017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
