Northeast Philadelphia Airport
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Northeast Philadelphia Airport (IATA: PNE, ICAO: KPNE, FAA LID: PNE) is a public airport just north of the intersection of Grant Avenue and Ashton Road in Northeast Philadelphia. It is part of the Philadelphia Airport System along with Philadelphia International Airport and is the general aviation reliever airport for Philadelphia International. Northeast Philadelphia Airport is the sixth busiest airport in Pennsylvania.[3] Two fixed-base operators provide fuel, major aircraft repair, hangar rental, aircraft rental and charter, flight instruction, and aircraft sales.[4]
Location
This airport covers 1,150 acres (470 ha), bounded by Grant Avenue to the south, Academy Road to the east, Comly Road to the north, and the
When the airport opened, the surrounding area was largely open farmland. Residential neighborhoods and businesses have since developed close to the airport, so pilots must observe
History
Northeast Philadelphia Airport started in the 1930s as the Northeast Airport, a grass field with no paved runways, one of three small airports in the area. Just across Roosevelt Boulevard to the west, next to Red Lion Road, was Boulevard Airport, the most important of the three. Further west was Budd Field (built for Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company, later as a golf course and other parts for housing) and Somerton Airport (near Bustleton Avenue and Red Lion Road), no longer in existence, close enough that pilots had to take care not to infringe on adjacent traffic patterns. The site of the Boulevard Airport is now a shopping mall (Red Lion Plaza) and housing. The Northeast Airport became today's large airport.
The
The airport expanded in 1960 when Runway 6/24 was extended to its present length. Runway 10/28 was abandoned at this time due to construction on the western end of the runway. The name was changed again in 1980, to the present Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
The airport was the headquarters and maintenance facility for
Facilities and aircraft
Northeast Philadelphia Airport covers 1,150 acres (470 ha) at an elevation of 121 feet (37 m) above
In the year ending December 7, 2022, the airport had 83,551 aircraft operations, average 229 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and <1% military. 143 aircraft were then based at the airport: 90 single-engine, 28 multi-engine, 17 jet and 8 helicopter.[2]
Tenants
- AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation[a]
Incidents and accidents
- On October 7, 1952, a Douglas C-47 crashed one mile north of PNE attempting to land but impacted swampy terrain. Three out of the 6 occupants perished.[9]
- On April 4, 1991, a Sunbell Aviation Helicopters NTSBinvestigation attributed the cause of the crash to poor judgment by the pilots of the two aircraft involved.
See also
References
- ^ A wholly-owned subsidiary of Leonardo Helicopters, publicly branded as "Leonardo Helicopters, AgustaWestland products"
- ^ Northeast Philadelphia Airport Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PDF, effective July 13, 2023
- ^ Philadelphia Airport System. "Philadelphia Northeast Airport". City of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. "Northeast Philadelphia Airport". Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- ^ a b c Philadelphia Airport System. "PNE - History". Philadelphia Airport System. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ Philadelphia Airport System. "Philadelphia Northeast Airport – Noise Abatement". Philadelphia Airport System. Archived from the original on February 9, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2006.
- ^ Elizabeth Stieber (October 21, 2004). "Runway hit". Northeast Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2006.
- ^ DeWolf, Rose (February 18, 1993). "Aviation Giant Sleeps At Northeast Airport". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on July 28, 2023.
External links
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Northeast Philadelphia Airport
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PNE, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PNE
- AirNav airport information for KPNE
- ASN accident history for PNE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures