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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ci.norwood.ma.us/Airport/Default.htm Norwood Memorial Airport] (official site)
* [http://www.ci.norwood.ma.us/Airport/Default.htm Norwood Memorial Airport] (official site)
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[[Category:Airports in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Airports in Massachusetts]]

Revision as of 14:15, 9 July 2007

Norwood Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Norwood
LocationNorwood, Massachusetts
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates42°11′26″N 071°10′23″W / 42.19056°N 71.17306°W / 42.19056; -71.17306
Websitewww.ci.norwood.ma.us/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 3,995 1,218 Asphalt
17/35 4,008 1,222 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations100,000
Based aircraft246

Norwood Memorial Airport (IATA: OWD, FAA LID: OWD, GPS code: KOWD)[2] is a public-use airport located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Norwood, a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by the Town of Norwood.[1] Located off Route 128, it is home to the offices of prominent local businessmen and several maintenance facilities.

Facilities and aircraft

Norwood Memorial Airport covers an area of 688 acres (278 ha) and has two runways:[1]

  • Runway 10/28: 3,995 x 75 ft. (1,218 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 17/35: 4,008 x 100 ft. (1,222 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 100,000 aircraft operations, an average of 273 per day: 77% general aviation, 22% air taxi and 1% military.[1]

There are 246 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single engine, 12% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 2% helicopters.[1]

Incidents

On June 4, 2007 a Mooney M-20-P crashed into the woods south of the airport while on final approach. One person was killed.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for OWD PDF, effective 2007-03-15
  2. ^ List of ICAO codes. The US DoD DAFIF agrees on assigning no ICAO code to Norwood. For the IATA code, see List of IATA codes.
  3. ^ "Woman killed in plane crash near Norwood Airport". WBZ NewsRadio 1030. 2007-06-04.

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