Westerly State Airport

Westerly Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KWST
IATA code	WST
Coordinates	41 ° 20 '59 " N , 71 ° 48' 12" W Coordinates: 41 ° 20 '59 " N , 71 ° 48' 12" W.
Height above MSL	25 m (82 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4.3 km north of Westerly
Basic data
operator	Rhode Island Airport Corporation
surface	130 ha
Passengers	11,402
Flight ; movements	19,503
Runways
07/25	1222 m × 30 m asphalt
14/32	1207 m × 23 m asphalt

The Westerly State Airport ( IATA: WST , ICAO: KWST ) is a public airport, which located in Washington County in the state of Rhode Iceland is. The airport is mainly used by general aviation ; however, there is also scheduled flight operations by New England Airlines to Rhode Island .

Westerly is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. The others are Providence , Newport , Pawtucket , North Kingstown and Block Island airports .

history

In the 1920s, the airport had only one grass runway and in the 1940s it became the second state airport in the United States after Providence. During the Second World War it was used as a base for the Navy because of its location between Boston and New York City and was therefore paved.

Infrastructure

The airport covers an area of 130 hectares and is 25 meters above sea level. The two paved slopes have the following dimensions:

07/25: 1222 × 30 meters
14/32: 1207 × 23 meters

Airlines and destinations

airline	Destinations
New England Airlines	Block Island

Individual evidence

[1] ttp://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx

[2] ttps://www.notams.faa.gov/common/icao/USRI.html