Northeast Kingdom International Airport

Northeast Kingdom International Airport, until 2015 the Newport State Airport[2] (IATA: EFK, ICAO: KEFK, FAA LID: EFK), is three miles (5 km) southwest of Newport, in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.[1]

Northeast Kingdom International
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Vermont
ServesNewport, Vermont
Elevation AMSL930 ft / 283 m
Map
EFK
EFK
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
18/36 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations9,452
Based aircraft20

Facilities

The airport covers 540 acres (220 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m) and 18/36 is 5,300 x 100 ft (1,615 x 30 m). [1]

In 2015 the airport had 9,452 aircraft operations, average 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. 20 aircraft are based at this airport: 88% single engine and 12% multi-engine.[1]

History

The city of Newport owned the airport until it sold it to the state of Vermont in the 1970s.[3]

Northeast DC-3s stopped at Newport in June to September of each year, 1955 to 1961 and 1965 to 1967. FH-227s took over in 1968, which was the last year for Northeast.

On August 14 - August 15, 2004 the airport served as the site of Coventry, the former final live concert appearance by the musical group Phish, attended by tens of thousands of fans.[4][5]

On January 9, 2012 the state announced its intention to seek Federal approval for an expansion. The project, projected to take 9 years would extend the runway by 1,000 to 5,000 feet (300 to 1,520 m) with the capability of handling private jets. Other improvements include expanded water and sewer services, a new terminal, new taxiways, and services from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration. [6][7]

In 2013 Flight Design announced the intention of assembling CTLS planes at the airport from nine pieces, fabricated in Germany. It would employ about 35 workers.[8]

The airport was renamed in 2015 amid development plans for the Northeast Kingdom that included a major FAA funded upgrade to the airport. Runway, taxiway and other airport facility upgrades were completed in 2017.

Outside resort developers had proposed plans for a new passenger terminal, commercial flights and the aircraft assembly plant, but were abandoned in April 2016 when the developers were charged with fraud for misappropriating the funds.[2]

On October 12th 2017 the FAA recognized the State of Vermont's Airport name change from Newport State Airport to Northeast Kingdom International Airport.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for EFK PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. Hallenbeck, Terri (June 8, 2016). "Will Northeast Kingdom International Ever Take Off?". Seven Days.
  3. Wright, Duane (September 2009). "Up, Up and Away with Cecil Wright and His Flying Machines". Vermont's Northland Journal. 8 (6): 8.
  4. "BurlingtonFreePress.com - PHISH // Photo Gallery".
  5. "Nude as the News: Phish:". Archived from the original on 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2006-06-18.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2013-07-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Plant expansion, airplane manufacturer to be announced in Orleans County". 8 July 2013.
  8. D'Ambrosio, Dan (July 12, 2013). "Bringing 'aviation vacation' to the Kingdom". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. pp. 3B. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.


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