Watertown International Airport
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Coordinates | 43°59′31″N 076°01′14″W / 43.99194°N 76.02056°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | watertownairport | ||||||||||||||
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Watertown International Airport (
The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 2,203 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010,[4] 4,449 in 2011,[5] and 16,988 in 2012.[6] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[7]
History
The city of Watertown bought the land in 1927 and the Airport was opened in 1929.[8]
Facilities
The airport covers 1,060 acres (430 ha) at an elevation of 330 feet (100 m).
It has two asphalt runways:
- Runway 10/28 is 7,001 ft × 150 ft (2,134 m × 46 m)[1]
- Runway 7/25 is 4,999 ft × 150 ft (1,524 m × 46 m)[1]
Runway 10/28 was extended from 5,000 ft (1,500 m) length to 5,999 ft (1,828 m) as an interim extension and was lengthened again to 7,001 ft (2.134 km) opening to that length in July 2016. The airport has an instrument landing system and a medium-intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights on the shorter runway 7.[1]
In the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022, the airport had 49,786 aircraft operations, average 136 per day: 66% general aviation, 29% military, 3% airline, and 2% air taxi. In December 2022, 35 aircraft were based at this airport: 24 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 2 helicopter.[1]
Airport development
Watertown International Airport's first scheduled jet service is operated by
Climate data for Watertown International Airport, New York (96.9 m (318 ft) AMSL), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
66 (19) |
84 (29) |
89 (32) |
91 (33) |
95 (35) |
97 (36) |
96 (36) |
96 (36) |
84 (29) |
77 (25) |
69 (21) |
97 (36) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.8 (−1.2) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
40.0 (4.4) |
53.7 (12.1) |
66.2 (19.0) |
74.5 (23.6) |
79.2 (26.2) |
78.2 (25.7) |
71.2 (21.8) |
58.4 (14.7) |
46.6 (8.1) |
35.5 (1.9) |
55.4 (13.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 19.9 (−6.7) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
43.1 (6.2) |
55.0 (12.8) |
63.8 (17.7) |
69.0 (20.6) |
67.5 (19.7) |
60.0 (15.6) |
48.8 (9.3) |
38.0 (3.3) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
45.3 (7.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.0 (−12.2) |
10.7 (−11.8) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
32.5 (0.3) |
43.7 (6.5) |
53.1 (11.7) |
58.8 (14.9) |
56.7 (13.7) |
48.8 (9.3) |
39.2 (4.0) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
35.2 (1.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −43 (−42) |
−37 (−38) |
−24 (−31) |
6 (−14) |
18 (−8) |
29 (−2) |
33 (1) |
30 (−1) |
22 (−6) |
12 (−11) |
−7 (−22) |
−37 (−38) |
−43 (−42) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.86 (73) |
2.18 (55) |
2.37 (60) |
3.07 (78) |
2.97 (75) |
3.09 (78) |
3.01 (76) |
3.20 (81) |
3.56 (90) |
4.22 (107) |
3.40 (86) |
3.14 (80) |
37.07 (942) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 31.6 (80) |
20.7 (53) |
12.0 (30) |
2.8 (7.1) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
7.0 (18) |
25.8 (66) |
100.2 (255) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 16.4 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 157.9 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 13.7 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 50.6 |
Source: |
Airline and destination
This section needs to be updated.(January 2022) |
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
Airlines | Destinations | Refs |
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American Eagle | Philadelphia | [14] |
Domestic destinations map |
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Statistics
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Piedmont | 43,370(98.03%)
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Air Wisconsin | 870(1.97%)
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Rank | City | Passengers | |
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2022 | 2023 | ||
1 | Philadelphia, PA | 20,240 | 21,430 |
Year | Enplanements | Change |
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2005[17] | 4,612 | 24% |
2006[18] | 3,672 | 20% |
2007[19] | 7,471 | 103% |
2008[20] | 524 | 93% |
2009[21] | 2,145 | 309% |
2010[4] | 2,203 | 3% |
2011[5] | 4,449 | 102% |
2012[6] | 16,988 | 282% |
2013[22] | 18,818 | 11% |
2014[23] | 19,307 | 3% |
2015[24] | 18,650 | 3% |
2016[24] | 17,302 | 7% |
2017 | 22,785 | 32% |
See also
- List of airports in New York
References
- ^ PDF, effective December 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c
"Watertown, NY: Watertown International (ART)". U.S. Department of Transportation. August 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (ART: Watertown)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "2011 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. October 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. October 31, 2013.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ WPBS-TV (September 22, 2017), Discovering Watertown Online, retrieved February 23, 2022
- ^ "Watertown airport renovations under review". YNN.com. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "American Eagle to begin Watertown service". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Watertown INTL AP, NY". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Watertown INTL AP, NY". U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1981-2010). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "American Airlines Flight schedule". Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports 2017". www.faa.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports - Previous Years – Airports Previous Years". www.faa.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "2005 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 200 KB). CY 2005 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Fall 2006.
- ^ "2006 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 250 KB). CY 2006 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Fall 2007.
- ^ "2007 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 187 KB). CY 2007 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. September 26, 2008.
- ^ "2008 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 891 KB). CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.
- ^ "Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). September 22, 2015.
- ^ "Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). September 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "Calendar Year 2016 Preliminary Revenue Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). June 30, 2017.
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2842) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2005-5-8 (May 18, 2005): re-selecting Beech 1900Daircraft.
- Order 2006-12-22 (December 22, 2006): selecting Big Sky Transportation Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Beech 1900Dturboprop aircraft for the two-year period beginning on or about March 1, 2007, at a combined annual subsidy of $2,097,906.
- Order 2008-3-15 (March 14, 2008): selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Air, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Massena, Ogdensburg, and Watertown, New York, for the two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates full EAS pursuant to this Order, at a total annual subsidy of $3,879,863.
- Order 2011-3-34 (March 29, 2011): selecting Embraer ERJ 140aircraft for a two-year period beginning when it inaugurates full EAS, through the end of the 24th month thereafter, for an annual subsidy of $3,047,972.
- Order 2013-10-8 (October 21, 2013): tentatively reselects American Airlines, at Watertown, New York. Watertown, New York: Docket 1997-2842; Effective Period: December 1, 2013, through January 31, 2016; Service: Twelve (12) nonstop round trips per week to Embraer-140Regional Jet; Annual Subsidy: $3,356,349.
- Order 2013-11-1 (November 1, 2013): making final the tentative selection of American Airlines at Watertown, New York, as described in Order 2013-10-8.
- Order 2005-5-8 (May 18, 2005): re-selecting
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2013-0188) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2014-4-25 (April 22, 2014): approving the request of DH8-100aircraft the remaining time. Because we are simply allowing the alternate service pattern and not requiring it, American may revert to the original service pattern at any time.
- Order 2014-4-25 (April 22, 2014): approving the request of
External links
- Watertown International Airport, official website
- "Airport diagram" (PDF). from New York State DOT
- Aerial image as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ART, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for ART
- AirNav airport information for KART
- ASN accident history for ART
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures