Hartness State Airport


Hartness State Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Springfield, a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It is owned by the State of Vermont.

History

The airport was established by its namesake, James Hartness, who donated the land as the first airfield in Vermont. After his trans-Atlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh toured the United States in the Spirit of St. Louis to promote aviation. He landed in Springfield on July 26, 1927 in his visit to Vermont and spoke at a large gathering at the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Hartness State Airport covers an area of which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,498 x 100 ft and 11/29 measuring 3,000 x 75 ft.
For the 12-month period ending November 20, 2012, the airport had 6,600 aircraft operations, an average of 127 per week: 95% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 2% military. There are 37 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single engine, 22% gliders and 3% multi-engine.