Newport State Airport (Rhode Island)

Newport State Airport (IATA: NPT[2], ICAO: KUUU, FAA LID: UUU) is a state-owned public-use airport in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.[1] It serves the city of Newport and is located 2 nmi (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) northeast of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3] There is no scheduled airline service available, but it once was served by Air New England.

For similarly named airports, see Newport State Airport (disambiguation).
Newport State Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Rhode Island
OperatorRhode Island Airport Corp.
ServesNewport, Rhode Island
LocationMiddletown, Rhode Island
Elevation AMSL171 ft / 52 m
Coordinates41°31′57″N 071°16′54″W
Websitenewport.stateairportri.com
Map
UUU
Location of airport in Rhode Island/United States
UUU
UUU (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,999 914 Asphalt
16/34 2,623 799 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations20,238
Based aircraft34

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned UUU by the FAA[1] and NPT by the IATA[4] (which assigned UUU to Manumu, Papua New Guinea).[5][6]

Newport State Airport is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, the other five being T.F. Green State Airport, North Central State Airport, Westerly State Airport, Quonset State Airport, and Block Island State Airport.

History

At the turn of the 20th Century the site was home to Aquidneck Park, a horse racing track. Wealthy summer residents such as Willie K Vanderbilt, John Jacob Astor and I. Townsend Burden would occasionally race automobiles of various types there.

The airport site was acquired by the state in July 1960, and construction of the runways and taxiways was completed by September 1967.[7] At least one runway was operational by July 1964, when the first aircraft accident at the Newport airport (a gear-up landing) was documented by the National Transportation Safety Board.[8] The first fatal accident at Newport State Airport was a mid-air collision between two general aviation aircraft on April 23, 1969. In 2011 part of the film Moonrise Kingdom was filmed at the airport.[9]

Facilities and aircraft

Newport State Airport covers an area of 221 acres (89 ha; 0.89 km2) at an elevation of 171 ft (52 m) above mean sea level.

It has two runways with asphalt surfaces:

  • Runway 4/22 is 2,999 by 75 ft (914 by 23 m)[1]
  • Runway 16/34 is 2,623 by 75 ft (799 by 23 m)[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011, the airport had 20,238 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, and 6% helicopter.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for UUU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (NPT: Newport State)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  4. "Newport State Airport (IATA: NPT, ICAO: KUUU, FAA: UUU)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. "IATA Airport Code Search (UUU: Manumu)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  6. "Manumu Airport, Papua New Guinea (IATA: UUU)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  7. "Rhode Island State Airports". Providence Journal. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011.
  8. "NTSB database entry for first reported aircraft accident in Newport, on 7/05/1964". National Transportation Safety Board. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007.
  9. "Upcoming filming locations for 'Moonrise Kingdom' in Rhode Island". OnLocationVacations.com. May 1, 2011.
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