Robert J. Miller Air Park

Robert J. Miller Air Park (IATA: MJX, ICAO: KMJX, FAA LID: MJX, formerly N44), also known as the Ocean County Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It is located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) southwest of the central business district of Toms River, New Jersey.[1] Opened in 1968 as the Ocean County Air-Park, the airport is named after Ocean County Freeholder Robert J. Miller who worked to expand the airport while in office. Miller died in 1969 in an accident that occurred at the airport; it was subsequently named after him in 1970.[2]

Ocean County Airport
Airport as seen from CR 530
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Ocean
ServesOcean County
LocationBerkeley Township, New Jersey
Lacey Township, New Jersey
Opened1968
Elevation AMSL81 ft / 25 m
Coordinates39°55′39″N 074°17′33″W
WebsiteOcean County Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 5,950 1,814 Asphalt
14/32 3,599 1,097 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations31,625
Based aircraft65

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 232 acres (94 ha) at an elevation of 81 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways designated 6/24 (measuring 5,950 by 100 feet or 1,814 x 30 m) and 14/32 (measuring 3,599 by 75 feet or 1,097 x 23 m). It also has a helipad designated H1 (measuring 100 by 100 feet or 30 x 30 m).[1][4]

For the 12-month period ending March 19, 2010, the airport had 31,625 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day. At that time there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine and 11% multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MJX PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. Larsen, Erik (September 26, 2014). "Who is Ocean County's airport named after?". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
  4. http://www.oceanaire.net/about1.html


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