Oswego County Airport

Oswego County Airport (ICAO: KFZY, FAA LID: FZY) is a county-owned, public-use airport three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Fulton, in Oswego County, New York, United States.[1] The airport is located in Volney, New York. It has been designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a general aviation reliever airport for Syracuse Hancock International Airport, located 25 miles (40 km) to the southeast.

Oswego County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerOswego County Admin.
ServesFulton, Oswego County, New York
LocationVolney, New York
Elevation AMSL475 ft / 145 m
Coordinates43°21′03″N 076°23′17″W
Websiteco.oswego.ny.us/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 3,996 1,218 Asphalt
15/33 5,197 1,584 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations20,550
Based aircraft68

The airport is home to a flight school and also has charter services available for local residents. Short and long-term tie-downs, as well as hangar rentals, are available to aircraft owners. Organizations based at the airport include an Experimental Aircraft Association chapter and a Civil Air Patrol squadron. In 1999, Phish performed their summer festival, Camp Oswego, at the airport.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FZY by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Oswego County Airport covers an area of 171 acres (69 ha) at an elevation of 475 feet (145 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 is 3,996 by 100 feet (1,218 x 30 m) and 15/33 is 5,197 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m).[1]

N5709C approaching the Oswego County Airport prior to landing.

For the 12-month period ending October 8, 2009, the airport had 20,550 aircraft operations, an average of 56 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 68 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 1% jet and 1% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for FZY PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 17 December 2009.
  2. KFZY - Fulton, New York - Oswego County Airport. Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 25 January 2010.
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