Republic Airport

Republic
Characteristics
ICAO code	KFRG
IATA code	FRG
Coordinates	40 ° 43 '44 "  N , 73 ° 24' 48"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 43 '44 "  N , 73 ° 24' 48"  W.
Height above MSL	24 m (79  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2.5 miles east of Farmingdale , 35 miles east of New York City
Street	NY 109 / NY 110 / Southern State Parkway
Basic data
opening	Spring 1928
operator	New York State Department of Transportation
surface	213 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	2,783 (2010)
Flight movements	197,524 (2015)
Runways
14/32	2083 m × 46 m asphalt
1/19	1681 m × 46 m asphalt

The Republic Airport (also Airport Farmingdale called) ( IATA : FRG , ICAO : KFRG ) is an airfield in Suffolk County east of US metropolitan New York City .

history

The airfield was designed by Sherman Fairchild in 1927 as a works airfield for the Fairchild Aircraft Manufacturing Company , whose first production facility was in East Farmingdale . The final planning draft was presented to the authorities on November 3, 1927, and the airfield opened in spring 1928. The series production of the Fairchild FC-2 and Fairchild 71 types was moved to the new halls on the site at the same time. After Fairchild moved to Maryland in 1931 , Grumman Aircraft Engineering used the factory floor until 1937.

The Republic Aviation Company took over the airfield and manufacturing facilities in 1939 and manufactured several thousand P-47 Thunderbolt on site during World War II . For this purpose, additional workshops were built and the runways were attached and extended. The F-84 Thunderjet and the F-105 Thunderchief were also manufactured in Farmingdale.

The airfield was opened to general aviation in December 1966 . In the 1980s and 1990s, some regional airlines also flew to Farmingdale Airport on scheduled services .

Web links

• Official website of the airport

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Republic. gcr1.com, accessed August 20, 2017 .