Franklin County Regional Airport


Franklin County Regional Airport, formerly known as Chambersburg Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport located three miles north of the Borough of Chambersburg, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. The airport is situated approximately 45 miles southwest of Harrisburg.
In 2004, the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority bought Franklin County Regional Airport and formed a Study Advisory Group to develop a list of recommended improvements at the airport. Those improvements included: rehabilitation of the runway, taxiway, ramp area and other landside faculties, additional parking, signage, hangars, an automated weather observation station and a fueling service. The improvements will be made on a priority basis and as grant monies become available.

History

Franklin County Regional Airport was opened in July 1970.
In 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded Franklin County Regional Airport a $720,000 grant to construct a parallel taxiway to runway 6/24, which will eliminate the need for aircraft to turn around at the end of the runway and taxi back down the runway to the main taxiway. The parallel taxiway will be approximately 700 feet long, and will terminate at an intersection with the main taxiway that's used to get to and from the aircraft apron.

Facilities

Franklin County Regional Airport has one runway:
There are 16 aircraft based at Franklin County Regional Airport. In 2015, there were a total of 11,910 aircraft movements at the airport.