Elizabeth Field | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Town of Southold | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Fishers Island Ferry District | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Fishers Island, New York | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°15′05″N 072°01′54″W / 41.25139°N 72.03167°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Elizabeth Field ( IATA: FID, FAA LID: 0B8) is a public use airport located on Fishers Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is owned by the Town of Southold. [1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013, Elizabeth Field is classified as a general aviation airport. [2]
Located on the western end of Fishers Island, the airfield saw military use during World War II as part of Fort H. G. Wright. [3]
Elizabeth Field covers an area of 122 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 9 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 is 2,328 by 100 feet (710 x 30 m) and 7/25 is 1,792 by 75 feet (546 x 23 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending September 27, 2007, the airport had 2,125 aircraft operations, an average of 177 per month: 52% air taxi, 47% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single- engine and 33% multi-engine. [1]