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SUFFOLK COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE
TRANSPORTATION
PLAN
AIR ACCESS INVENTORY
PETER F. CaHALAN
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
1984
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A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY
AIR ACCESS INVENTORY
1984'
PETER F. COHALAN
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
LEE E., KOPPELMAN
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
GERALD V. CRONIN
DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
The preparation of this report has been financed in part through funds from
the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration under
the Federal Highway Act of 1956, as amended, and the Urban Moss
Transportation Administration, under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of
1964, as amended. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of
the Department of Transportation in the interest of infonmation exchange.
The contents of this report reflect the views of the author who is responsible
for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents
do not necessarily reflect the official views or poliCies of the Urban Mass
Transportation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration or the State
of New York. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or
regulation,
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PREFACE
The Comprehensive Transportation Plan for Suffolk County was
completed in 1978 and consisted of two volumes: Volume I, 1975 Inventory
and Analysis, and Volume II, 1978-1995 Improvement Program. The plan was
prepared by the Suffolk County Department of Transportation under an
agreement with the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission.
Since the release of the plan, Tri-State has been dissolved and the
New York Metropolitan Transportation Council has been formed and is now
the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the New York City
metropolitan area which includes Suffolk County. The Suffolk County
Department of Transportation was also abolished and its duties were divided
between the Suffolk County Department of Planning and the Suffolk County
Department of Public Works. This update of the 1975 Inventory and Analysis
Plan has been prepared by the Transportation Division of the Suffolk County
Department of Planning.
The 1984 update consists of highway, rail, air and marine transportation
elements. An update of the transit element and the completion of Phase II
of the transit system development plan proposed in the 1978-1995 Improvement
Program was accomplished under a contract with ATE Management and Service
Company, Inc.
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This report was prepared and written by Robert Felber, with inventory
update coordination and editing by Charles F. Nauss, graphics by John T. Wolfe
and typing by Tsiporah Roter and Diane Hummel.
We wish to thank the Suffolk County Departments of Planning, Planning
Division, and Public Works, Traffic Control and Engineering Division, for
their cooperation and assistance in the preparation of this report.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 1
AIR ACTIVITy............................................... 1
NEW YORK STATE ACTIVITIES.................................. 5
HIGHWAY SySTEM............................................. 7
MAJOR AIR FACILITIES....................................... g
Repub 1 i c Ai rport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Long Island MacArthur Ai rport.. .. . .. .... . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 13
Brookhaven Airport............................ .'....... 17
Suffo 1 k County Ai rport. . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... . . .. . .. . 20
East Hampton Airport.................................. 23
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LIST OF TABLES
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1. Suffolk County Airports.................................... 4
2. Statewide Air Transportation System
Classification for Suffolk County........................ 6
3. Major Airports in Suffolk County........................... 9
4. Repub 1 i c Airport........................................... 11
5. Long Island MacArthur Airport.............................. 15
6. Brookhaven Airport......................................... 18
7. Suffo 1 k County Ai rport. .. . . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . 21
8. East Hampton Ai rport. .. . . . .. . ... . . .. .. .. ... . . ..... . .. . .. .. . 25
LIST OF MAPS
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1. Airport Locations and Functional Highway
Classification................................. .Following 8
2. Republic Airport & Environs................................. 12
3. Long Island MacArthur Airport & Environs.................... 16
4. Brookhaven Airport & Environs............................... 19
5. Suffolk County Airport & Environs........................... 22
6. East Hampton Airport & Environs............................. 26
7. Regional Overview of Airport Locations and Highway
Access i bil ity.. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... . . ... . .. ... Fo 11 owi ng 26
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AIR TRANSPORTATION
Introduction
In 1975, Volume I - "Inventory & Analysis" of the Suffolk County
Comprehensive Transportation Plan was published, analyzing the various
transportation elements within Suffolk County. The purpose of this
report is to update Volume I as it pertains to air transportation,
which since 1975 has assumed an even greater importance in the overall
movement of people and goods.
Coincident with the increased importance of air transportation
has been the awareness of highway accessibility to the County's airports.
This is an issue that will be examined in order to determine the ability
of the highway system to meet the existing needs and anticipated growth.
Air Activity
In Suffolk County, air activity is primarily general aviation, which
is that portion of civil aviation encompassing all facets of aviation
except air carrier and the military. It consists of business, recreation,
commercial, instructional uses, special purposes and serves a variety
of purposes: air national guard operations, pilot instruction, corporation
business, shipping of equipment and parts, aerial work such as crop-dusting,
photography, and pleasure flying. Air carriers make up the commercial
system of air transportation consisting of the certificated route air
carriers, commuters, air taxi and charter operations. The emphasis in
Suffolk County is on scheduled air service which is made up of route
carriers and commuters.
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In 1982, over 800,000 aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings)
took place at Suffolk County's nineteen airfields; approximately 4% of
this total is carrier activity, which took place at four of the
airports: Republic, Brookhaven, East Hampton, and L.I. MacArthur which
serves as a limited alternative to the city airports.
Table 1 lists all nineteen of the airports in Suffolk County
according to the following categories: Type, Location, Use,
Ownership, Runway Characteristics, Area, Operations, Based Aircraft,
Size, SASP Classification and Highway Accessibility.
Of the nineteen airfields in Suffolk, twelve are privately owned,
of which nine are restricted to private use while three are open to the
public. Of the eight municipally owned airfields, only one - Grumman
Peconic River - is not open to the public, its use being limited as a
test facility by the Grumman Corporation. Ownership of the other
publicly operated fields are as varied as the character of their
facilities. In addition to the federal ownership of Grumman Peconic,
five of the airports are owned and operated by the towns: Islip,
(L.I. MacArthur Airport & Bayport Aerodome); Brookhaven (Brookhaven
Airport); East Hampton (East Hampton Airport); and Southold (Elizabeth
Field). The County owns and operates Suffolk County Airport, and New
York State owns and operates Republic Airport.
The town of Southold in conjunction with the FAA is currently
undertaking a site selection study for establishing a town-owned airport.
The study will include the preparation of an Airport Master Plan to
determine the extent type and schedule of development needed. At present
the town has access to two private fields, but feels that the needs and
desires of the town could best be served by a public facility. The study
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is expected to be completed late 1984.
Ownership of the airports is an important consideration when
undertaking long term airport planning. The high cost of flying, hard
economic times compounded by the increased worth of the airport property
will put increasing pressure upon the closings of private airports.
An example of this is the closing of Zahn's Airport which handled as
many operations as Republic Airport and not long before this Deer Park
Airport closed for similar reasons. A more recent closing is Hough-McGee,
a small unpaved field located in Selden.
Of the many aspects of airport closings, one of particular concern
to the FAA is the eventual possibility that the single and twin engine
planes ordinarily using the smaller outlying fields will shift to the
larger commercial airports where problems of airspace become serious.
Most of the public airports in Suffolk have a federal and/or
military background as the result of a federally sponsored building
program during the 1940's. Many were acquired by local authorities
after being declared surplus for defense needs. As a result, Suffolk
County has an interesting contrast of facilities in which the length of
runways range from a 1,800 foot turf strip to a 10,000 foot paved strip;
acreages range from over 15 acres to 1,600 acres and accommodations
consist of a passenger terminal for carrier service to a field
with no equipment other than a gas pump and tiedown space. Landing
conditions also vary from strictly clear weather flying to instrument
landings at an airport with a FAA-manned control tower. From an
operational standpoint, public airfields are usually larger and better
equipped.
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TABLE 1
SUFFOLK COUNTY AIRPORTS
1982
Area
Based
SASP*
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TVDe location Use Ownershi n RunwavlSl (Acres' Operations Ai rcraft Size Classification Hinhwav Accessibilitv
Bayport Aerodome G.A. Bayport Pub lie ls11p Town 2300 Unpaved SO 10 ,500 49 Minor CR as-Montauk Hwy.
2740 Unpaved ~~S 27-SunriseD~Y'
R 97-Nic^11s d
Brookhaven G.A. Shirley PUO I1C 8rooknaven ~O- Pive. 30u 131,100 167 Major G.A. NY5 495-lIE
Carrier T.wn 4325 Paved NYS 27 -Sunri se Hwy.
CR 46-William Flo:'d Pkwv.
DaV1S G.A. Coram Pr1Vate Pnvate 21RfO Unpaved NA NA NA Minor NYS 25-Middle Cntry. Rd.
CR 83-Patcho"ue M~'.' ~i'nai Ild
East Hampton G.A. L Hampton PuOIlC t.Hampton -rnJI- pave. bUU 32,000 40 Major G.A. NYS 27-Montauk Hwy.
Carrier Town 2491 Paved
4242 Paved
East Moriches G.A. E.Moriches Private PrTVate 2600 Unpaved NA NA NA Minor CR BO-Montauk Hwy.
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Ellzabeth t-leld G.A. flstters IS. PuO IlC SoutnolG ~-pave. lU 13 ,SOD 6 Minor Air Accessibility Only
Town 2054 Paved
Grumman PeconlC lest l:aI verton I Hestn ctea U.>. Navy [10000 pave. NA NA NA NA NYS 25-M;ddle Cntry. Rd.
River Fac; litv 7000 Paved
long Island G.A. Konkonkoma PUOIlC IsllP Town 5999 pave~ l,J>U 222 ,943 377 Major Carrier NYS 495-11E
MacArthur Carrier 212 Paved NYS 454-Veterans Hwy.
5036 Paved NYS 27-Sunrise Hwy.
5186 Paved
Mattituck Atr G.A. I'IattltUCK Pub 11 C Pnvate 2200 Paved 18 16.0OU NA Minor NYS 25-Main Rd.
Base
Montauk G.A. Lake Montau u lC r vate eaPTanes NA NA Minor NYS 27.Montauk Hwv.
Montau~ ~kY T.l>;; JIIOntauk PUDIlC t'nvaT.e 3500 avea .U. 5.2OU 2 Minor NYS 27-Montauk Hwy.
Portal
Republic G.A. Farmingdale PubllC State Of 5516 aved 269 200,122 521 Major COllIIlUterl NYS 495-11E
Carrier New York 6827 Paved Re 11 ever Southern State Pkwy.
::~ l~~-Farmingdale Rd.
Riverhead Airpark ,_. RlYer..a. Pr1vate frlVate --zJlllJTurf NA NA 6 Minor Sound Ave.
Closed CR lOS-Un ton Ave.
G.A,
Spadaro G.A. t..l'KJrCneS PrIvate pnvate ZlOU ave. 15 NA NA Minor ~: ~::~;~~~< Hwy. DA
SuHo I k County G~ Westhampton PuD IlC surrOI" ,000 Pave. l,6Zb 126,218 28 Major G.A. NY 27-Sunrise Hwy.
County 5000 Paved CR SO-Montauk Hwy.
9000 Paved ;:it 'i-Old Riverh~ad Rd.
Talmage G.A. Kl verneau r vate Prl vate zouu unpaved NA NA NA Minor Sound Aye.
rR 75-Roanoke Av.
Westmoreland --u; Shelter Pr1vate PrlYate 13111r unpaved NA NA NA Minor NYS 114
Island Ferrv Rd.
Shelter Island G.A. ~h!!,lter pr1Yate t'rlyate 1700 unpaveo h" NA NA Minor NYS 114
Island Ferr~-Rd.
Rose Field G.A. Urlent t'rlvate Private 1100 unpaveo 5 NA NA Minor NYS 25-Main Rd.
SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Records, Individual Airports
.". State Airport System Plan
."..". General Ayiation
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Generally, the number of operations and the number of based
aircraft are an indicator of an airport's viability in that revenue is
generated through landing fees, fuel sales, use of the snack bar,
hangar or tiedown spaces, rental, repairs, flight schools and leasing
land. To a large degree, owners of itinerant aircraft tend to spend
more than the owners of local aircraft. In the same way, the larger
based aircraft - multi-engine and jet aircraft - will generate more
revenue than the smaller based aircraft. In most cases, a fixed. base
operator (FBO) will perform all of the necessary airport services and
provide the owner of the airport with a percentage of the revenue.
An additional significant aspect of Suffolk's air transportation
system is the movement of air freight. Although the volume shipped
annually is proportionately small compared to that moved by other
transportation modes, this freight is primarily of high value and often
of a critical nature. In Suffolk County, L.I. MacArthur and Republic
Airports are the most active in this respect. But by far the bulk of
the air freight generated within Suffolk County is handled primarily.
at JFK.
Suggestions have been made in the past that the Suffolk freight
picture be improved by the initiation of all-cargo services, increased
scheduled flight services (which has recently taken place) improved
cargo handling and increased advertising of available freight services.
New York State Activities
The New York State Department of Transportation has a program for
planning and developing a State-wide Air Transportation System (SASP).
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Its objectives are to reduce overall travel time, encourage airport
use compatibility with land use and economic plans, integrate aviation
with the other modes of transportation, minimize undesirable social
and environmental impacts, and further aviation safety.
A greater need for transportation services by air taxi, business
and executive fleets has resulted in the increased activity of twin
prop and turbo jet aircraft. This development has put pressure upon
the airports to improve their facilities to meet existing and anticipated
demands. This aspect of air transportation combined with the trend of
airport closings has prompted the SASP to encourage and support the
continued operation of privately owned-public use airports. In addition,
a "downstate reliever system" plan is underway. This plan includes
a group of related airports in Suffolk County (See Table 2) that
provide relief for general aviation use at LaGuardia and Kennedy
Airports. The plan does not call for any new airports, since it relies
on existing general aviation facilities located in or near New York City
and the Nassau-Suffolk SMSA. In addition to the quality of the reliever
facility and its ability to absorb additional activity, the plan also
stresses highway accessibility as a primary consideration.
TABLE 2
Statewide Air Transportation System Classification
for
SuffoTJ(County
Airport Classification
Repub 1 i c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrmuter IRe 1 i ever
L.I. MacArthur....................Air Carrier
Brookhaven....................... . General Aviation
Suffo 1 k County.................... Genera 1 Aviati on
East Hampton......................General Aviation
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New York State's total inventory of air facilities consists of
315 general aviation airports of which 28 (9%) are publicly owned
and 287 (91%) are privately owned. In comparison, of the 19 airports
in Suffolk, 8 (42%) are in public ownership, and while not all 8
of these fields* are available for optimal utilization,their
continuity as aviation facilities is reasonably guaranteed through
public ownership.
Highway System
The most significant component of the transportation system in
Suffolk County is the highway network. Most of the movement of people
and goods in the County currently and in the foreseeable future, will
take place on this system which is comprised of more than 6,000 miles
of roadway. 8ecause the character of development in Suffolk County
has been oriented to the extension and enlargement of the highway
network, the automobile has been and will probably continue to be the
primary transportation mode for County residents.
Providing for the existing and expected traffic growth is the
responsibility of the various municipalities in Suffolk County.
The state maintains 420 miles of the highways including the parkways,
the county is responsible for almost 400 miles, the towns approximately
4,600 miles and the villages about 560 miles. Roadways falling under
the county's jurisdiction connect smaller communities as well as nodes
of traffic generation to the principal roadways which are generally the
* Grumman Peconic, Elizabeth Field
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function of the state system. Service to abutting properties, except
in the case of roads of a controlled access design, is also a county
road function.
During the last decade, the county's rate of population growth
has slowed considerably, with the western towns actually losing
population. This has been an expected development resulting from the
economic recession which affected the job market and housing industry.
Traffic, which had been growing at a rate of 4% per year countywide,
is now estimated at approximately 2%, with individual roads increasing
or decreasing at percentages many times greater than the county average.
Suffolk's air facilities are shown on Map 1 which indicates the
relationship to the state adopted "Highway Functional Classification"
system. The functional classification system is utilized by the
federal, state and county governments as a basis for planning, developing,
maintaining and financing the highway system. It is a process by which
streets and highways are grouped into classes, or systems according to
the character of service they are intended to provide.
Accessibility to the airports is generally good via the minor
arterials and principal arterials that make up the state and county
system. Exception to this are Republic Airport and East Hampton
whose access roads are subject to a reduced level of service during the
peak hours of traffic flow. This aspect is more fully discussed in
the following section dealing with the individual airports.
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Major Air Facilities
Following is a discussion of the major Suffolk County air facilities
as listed in Table 3 and shown on Map 1. Reference is also made to the
individual tables and maps that refer to the specific airport.
Of the 800,000 aircraft operations that took place in Suffolk County
in 1982, over 92%, or 735,000 of these flights took place at five of
the public airports. These airports are considered major for purposes
of this report as a result of the number of operations, based aircraft,
and size of the facility.
TABLE 3
Major Airports in Suffolk County
Airport Operations Aircraft Acres Runways
Long Island MacArthur 229,443 377 1,350 4
Republic 200,122 521 269 2
Brookhaven 131,100 167 300 2
Suffo 1 k County 124,555 28 1,626 3
East Hampton 50,012 40 600 3
Total 735,232
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Republic Airport
This general aviation facility operated by NYSDDT is located
directly off NYS Route 110. It has access to the major east-west
arterials of the LIE, Northern State Parkway, Southern State Parkway
and Sunrise Highway. Route 110 is considered the spine of intense
industrial/office development concentrated around the Melville/
Farmingdale area which has experienced accelerated development during
the last decade. As a result, Route 110 is operating at or above its
design capacity, with traffic congestion particularly widespread during
peak hour periods.
Republic is the second busiest airport in the county and first in
the number of based aircraft. In 1982, 200,000 operations took place at
Republic Airport. An increasingly important aspect of its general aviation
activity is its scheduled commuter service with operators providing
service to all parts of the country. Commuter air taxi service in 1982
totaled 9,000 passengers -- more than double the 1980 total. In 1983,
New York State DOT took over operation of the airport from the MTA,
and is currently considering long-range plans for its future.
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TABLE 4
Republic Airport
TYPE. . .. .. . .. ... .. . ., .General Avi ati on
LOCATION..............Farmingdale
USE.................. .Public
OWNERSHIP.............State of New York
BASED AIRCRAFT
Prop Single Engine........420
4 place & over....150
under 4 places....270
Prop Multi-Engine.........100
Jet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. NA
He 1 i copter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tota 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521
RUNWAYS...............5.516 Asphalt. 6.827 Asphalt
AREA. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .269 Acres
ANNUAL OPERATIONS
ACCESSIBILITY
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Military.................. ..1.620
NYS 495 - Long Island Expressway
(Principal Arterial) ( Expressway)
Southern State Pkwy.
(Principal Arterial) (Expressway)
Carrier*................... .8,890
General Aviation..........189.612
Loca 1. . . . . .. . . .51.603
Itinerant.....138.009
Tota 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,122
NYS 110
(Principal Arterial)
NYS 109
(Minor Arterial)
SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Record. Individual Airport Managers
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Long Island MacArthur Airport
This is a general aviation/air carrier facility operated by the
Town of Islip, located directly off Veterans Memorial Highway via
connections with the LIE and Sunrise Highway. MacArthur is in the
midst of expanding industrial development - a corridor stretching
along both sides of Veterans Highway both south and west of the Airport,
with the area to the south becoming the second most active site in the
county. As part of the overall development of this area, plans are
underway to develop a transportation hub centering at the LIRR rail
station. Its goal is to include all modes of transportation in one Hub
of operation, with the airport playing a key role.
MacArthur has the largest number of aircraft operations in the
county - 223,000 annually of which 18,000 are carrier. During 1983,
passenger service was expanded dramatically largely due to Northeastern
Airways, which began regular scheduled flights between MacArthur and
several cities in Florida. Consequently the number of passengers is
estimated to have reached 500,000 in 1983, double the 1982 figure and
340,000 than in 1981. In addition to Northeastern, MacArthur is also
served by US Air with primary service to Pittsburg, United Airlines
(Chicago) Piedmont Airlines (Baltimore). Other airlines serving
primarily as commuter lines are Ransome, Empire, Air Vermont and New Air.
The resultant increase in passengers has required an expansion
program that is considering a second terminal, and a doubling of the
parking lot. Plans have been approved for an expansion of the main runway.
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Several factors are cited for this turnaround: deregulation of the
airline industry which has prompted growth in regional lines, the
availability of discount flights, and the national economic recovery.
As this recovery continues, it can be expected that MacArthur will
share in the regions increased passenger growth which the Port Authority
of NY & NJ projects to increase over the next decade by 36% at JFK and
22 % at laGuardia. As traffic congestion increases at these two
airports and service at MacArthur improves, more and more long Islanders
will find MacArthur an attractive alternative. Map 2 - Regional Overview,
shows the relationship of Suffolks Airports to each other, geographically,
and of l.I. MacArthur to JFK and laGuardia.
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TABLE 5
Long Island MacArthur Airport
TyPE........................ .General Aviation/Carrier
----- (Scheduled Service)
LOCATION.................... . Ronkonkoma
BASED AIRCRAFT
Prop Single Engine.........264
4 place & over......209
under 4 places...... 55
Prop Multi-Engine.......... 50
Jet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. NA
Hel icopter................. 63
USE......................... .Public
OWNERSHIP.................... Town of Isl ip
RUNWAYS......................5,999 Asphalt/Concrete, 5,036 Asphalt,
3,212 Asphalt, 5,186 Asphalt
AREA.........................l,350 Acres
Tota 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
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ACCESSIBILITY
Mil itary. . . . .. .. . .. . . . . ..10,279
Carrier*................ .17 ,888
NYS 495 - Long Island Expressway
(Principal Arterial)(Expressway)
NYS 454 - Veterans Hwy.
(Principal Arterial)
General Aviation........I94,776
Local.........IOI,389
Intinerant.... 93,387
Tota 1... .. . .. .. .. .. ... ..222 ,943
NYS 27
(Principal Arterial) (Expressway)
SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Record, Individual Airport Managers
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Brookhaven Airport
This is a general aviation facility operated by the Town of
Brookhaven. Located off County Road 46/William Floyd Parkway which
connects the LIE and Sunrise Highway, the airport is located in the
geographic center of the county. While its overall access is good,
the entrance to the airport is not a direct connection to CR 46 but
through a local residential street.
Brookhaven is the county's third busiest airport in Suffolk and
third in the number of aircraft operations. Approximately two-thirds
of its flights are local, which combined with large percentage of
single-engine based aircraft, would indicate a primarily recreational
facil ity.
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TYPE. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . .. Genera 1 Avi ati on
BASED AIRCRAFT
LOCATION.................... .Shirley
USE..........................Public
Prop Single Engine...........160
4 place & over........120
under 4 places........ 40
Prop Multi -Engine............. 6
Jet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA
He 1 i copter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
OWNERSHIP....................Town of Brookhaven
RUNWAYS......................4.200 Asphalt. 4.325 Asphalt. Concrete
AREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .300 Acres
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
ANNUAL OPERATIONS
Local...........184.000
ACCESSIBILITY
NYS 495 - LIE
(Principal Arterial) (Expressway)
NYS 27 - Sunrise Highway
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CR 46 William Floyd Highway
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Carrier*...................5,OOO
General Aviation.........126.000
Itinerant....... 42.000
Total. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .131.100
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Suffolk County Airport
This is a general aviation facility operated by the County of
Suffolk. It is directly accessible from County Rd. 31/0ld Riverhead
Road via Sunrise Highway. The size of the airport - two 5,000'
runways and one 9,000' runway, in combination with its rural location
has been a limiting factor in the facility's full utilization. The master
plan for the Airport developed in 1978 attempts to overcome this
liability by acknowledging this factor and consequently pursuing ways
to improve the situation. Those include:emphasizing air cargo service,
the development of a commercial industrial airpark, improved airport
services and facilities in order to attract more usage,and recognizing
the long term benefits of capitalizing on the existing facility for
what will become the needs of the future.
In 1982, it had a total of 126,210 operations, of which 11,559 were
military; carrier (air taxi) flights has been minimal. The New York
Air National Guard presently leases a portion of the airport as an
operational base for its "search and rescue" unit, and thus shares some
of the operational costs of the airport, including maintenance of the
control tower. The higher ratio of local to itinerant flights
(60%-40%) would, under the circumstances of low land use density and
low carrier usage, indicate a more recreational facility.
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TYPE...........................General Aviation
LOCATION...................... .Westhampton
USE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. Pub 1 i c
OWNERSHIP......................County of Suffolk
BASED AIRCRAFT
Prop Single Engine..........63
4 place & over....42 Est.
under 4 places....21 Est.
RUNWAYS........................5.000 Concrete. 9.000 Concrete.
5.000 Concrete
Prop Multi-Engine...........24
Jet......................... 1
He 1 i copter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0
Gl i der. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. 2
AREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,626 Ac re s
Tota 1. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. .90
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Carrier*....................... 400
NYS 27 - Sunrise Hwy.
(Principal Arterial) (Expressway)
CR 80 - Montauk Hwy.
(Major Collector)
CR 31 - Old Riverhead Rd.
(Minor Arterial)
General Aviation..............114.251
Local.......... .75,121
Itinerant.......37,571
Total. . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . .. . .126 .210
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East Hampton Airport
This is a general aviation facility operated by the Town of
East Hampton. Its location in the center of the South Fork makes it
the most easterly of the county's five major airports. Accessibility
is via NYS 27/Montauk Highway, a two lane facility which is the Fork's
only east-west arterial east of County Route 39. Immediate access to
the airport is on a local road that currently has a comfortable
operating level of service. Should conditions change, one of the
first problem areas on this roadway will be the rail overpass in which
the narrow width will preclude standard roadway improvements.
The South Fork has become an extremely popular recreational area
that includes daily and overnight visitors, summer home owner and
renters, and, an ever increasing number of year round residents. By
nature of the fork's character as a summer recreational area, it exhibits
dramatic seasonal fluctuations in traffic patterns. On a typical summer
day traffic volume is more than 40% greater than the remainder of the
year, summer weekends approximate 80% greater traffic than during the
remainder of the year.
As a result of this phenomena East Hampton Airport is primarily a
seasonal facility serving a highly affluent segment of the South Fork,
in particular East Hampton. Many of the people have chosen to fly in
rather than drive; in 1979 operations were just below 30,000; by 1981
it had reached 34,000, in 1982-32,000, and for 1983-39,000, While
the overall number of operations has increased at relatively low annual
percent, the rate of increase for the number of passengers carried has
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has increased steadily despite the recession that affected most airports
throughout the region and nation. The South Fork has been likened by some
as an area existing under a privileged "economic bubble."
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TYPE............................ .General Aviation/Carrier
LOCATION.................... ... ..East Hampton
USE. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . Pub 1 i c
OWNERSHIP........................Town df Islip
RUNWAyS......................... .2,501 Asphalt, 4,292 Asphalt,
2,491 Asphant
AREA............................ .600 Acres
BASED AIRCRAFT
Prop Single Engine...........40
4 place & over......NA
under 4 places......NA
Prop Multi-Engine............ 9
Jet.......................... 1
He 1 i copter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
Tota 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
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NYS 27 Montauk Hwy.
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General Aviation...............44,800
Local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,800
Itinerant...........33,000
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