In December 2013, Griffiss International Airport was selected as a test site by the United States Federal Aviation Administration to "aid in researching the complexities of integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the congested, northeast airspace." Students from the Rochester Institute of Technology will work with Griffiss to test drones at the airport.[2] The airport continued test site operations until 2017.
Griffiss is also a maintenance/storage facility for several regional airlines including Republic Airways, Envoy Airlines, and several more.
Griffiss International Airport covers an area of 1,680 acres (680 ha) and contains one runway:[1]
Runway 15/33: 11,820 x 200 ft (3,603 x 61 m), Surface: Concrete
For 12-month period ending September 13, 2005 the airport had 1,000 aircraft operations:[1]
85% general aviation: 850
15% military: 150
Futureedit
With the construction of a new terminal building in 2015, public officials hoped to secure additional investment in the facility to attract passenger airlines. The new terminal building also allows for international flights to the airport, as it was constructed to accommodate a US Customs Service-regulation facility for potential international passengers.[3]
griffiss, international, airport, former, military, this, facility, griffiss, force, base, iata, icao, krme, public, airport, located, mile, east, central, business, district, rome, city, oneida, county, york, united, states, this, airport, publicly, owned, co. For the former military use of this facility see Griffiss Air Force Base Griffiss International Airport IATA RME ICAO KRME FAA LID RME is a public airport located one mile 1 6 km east of the central business district of Rome a city in Oneida County New York United States This airport is publicly owned by County of Oneida 1 It is located on the former site of Griffiss Air Force Base which closed in 1995 In 1999 the airfield hosted Woodstock 99 Griffiss International AirportMay 2 1997IATA RMEICAO KRMEFAA LID RMESummaryAirport typePublicOwnerOneida CountyServesOneida CountyLocationRome New YorkElevation AMSL504 ft 154 mCoordinates43 14 02 N 075 24 25 W 43 23389 N 75 40694 W 43 23389 75 40694Websiteocgov wbr net wbr airportRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m15 33 11 820 3 603 ConcreteStatistics 2005 Aircraft operations1 000Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Operations from the Oneida County Airport in Oriskany New York were transferred here in 2006 after which the county closed that airport in January 2007 In December 2013 Griffiss International Airport was selected as a test site by the United States Federal Aviation Administration to aid in researching the complexities of integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the congested northeast airspace Students from the Rochester Institute of Technology will work with Griffiss to test drones at the airport 2 The airport continued test site operations until 2017 Griffiss is also a maintenance storage facility for several regional airlines including Republic Airways Envoy Airlines and several more Several aircraft are stored here including 2 Boeing 747 200s 1 Boeing 767 200 and 1 Boeing 777 200 Contents 1 Facilities 2 Future 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFacilities editGriffiss International Airport covers an area of 1 680 acres 680 ha and contains one runway 1 Runway 15 33 11 820 x 200 ft 3 603 x 61 m Surface ConcreteFor 12 month period ending September 13 2005 the airport had 1 000 aircraft operations 1 85 general aviation 850 15 military 150Future editWith the construction of a new terminal building in 2015 public officials hoped to secure additional investment in the facility to attract passenger airlines The new terminal building also allows for international flights to the airport as it was constructed to accommodate a US Customs Service regulation facility for potential international passengers 3 See also editList of airports in New YorkReferences edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RME PDF retrieved March 15 2007 FAA December 30 2013 FAA Selects Six Sites for Unmanned Aircraft Research Retrieved December 30 2013 Cooper Elizabeth February 26 2015 New Griffiss terminal beacon for business Utica Observer Dispatch Retrieved February 26 2015 External links edit New York State DOT Airport Diagram PDF Resources for this airport FAA airport information for RME AirNav airport information for KRME ASN accident history for RME FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures nbsp nbsp This article about an airport in New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Griffiss International Airport amp oldid 1189071890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
