Watertown International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Watertown International Airport
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IATA = ART
ICAO = KART
type = Public
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operator = Jefferson County
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elevation-f = 325
elevation-m = 99.1
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r1-number = 7/25
r1-length-f = 5,000
r1-length-m = 1,524
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 10/28
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Watertown International Airport Airport codes|ART|KART is a public airport located in the town of Hounsfield, five miles (8 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of Watertown, a city in Jefferson County, New York, USA. The airport covers 1,060 acres (4.3 km²) and has two runways.

Watertown does not provide any scheduled international passenger flights, but is available as an international port of entry for private aircraft on two hours advance notice to customs from pilots.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,728 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2004 and 4,612 enplanements in 2005. [ [http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2005] ] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, Watertown is classified as "commercial service - non-primary" because it has between 2,500 and 10,000 passenger boardings per year. [ [http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011] ]

Airlines & Destinations

*Cape Air (Albany) [ [http://www.wwnytv.net/index.php/2008/03/14/cape-air-chosen-to-provide-air-service-to-north-country/ WWNY-TV Article] cite news
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title = Cape Air Chosen To Provide Air Service To North Country
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publisher = WWNY
date = 2008-3-14
url = http://www.wwnytv.net/index.php/2008/05/05/senator-schumer-delta-considers-coming-to-watertown-airport/
accessdate = 6 June, 2008]

Future Service

Recently, Delta Air Lines has announced interest in providing regional jet service at Watertown, as opposed to turboprop service, which is currently provided. However, a runway would have to be extended at least 2,000 ft (600 m) for this to occur. The proximity of Fort Drum is a leading factor in Delta's interest in the Watertown area.

If a major airline is committed to service in the airport, the FAA would fund 95 percent of the cost to extend a runway. [cite news
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title = Senator Schumer: Delta Considers Coming To Watertown Airport
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publisher = WWNY
date = 2008-5-5
url = http://www.wwnytv.net/index.php/2008/05/05/senator-schumer-delta-considers-coming-to-watertown-airport/
accessdate = 6 June, 2008]

References

* [http://www.citywatertown.org/dpw/airportdept.html Watertown International Airport] (City of Watertown)
*FAA-airport|ID=ART|use=PU|own=PU|site=16367.*A

External links

* [http://www.watertowninternational.com/ Watertown Int'l Airport Official Website]
*FAA-diagram|00666
*PDFlink| [https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/divisions/operating/opdm/aviation/repository/air_dir/art.pdf New York State DOT Airport Diagram]

*Essential Air Service documents ( [http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchResultsSimple.cfm?searchType=docket&sortBy=desc&numberValue=2842 Docket Number 2842] ) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=434295&docketid=2842 Order 2006-12-22: Selects Big Sky Transportation to provide EAS for two years beginning on or about March 1, 2007]
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=419088&docketid=2842 Order 2006-10-8: Request for proposals to provide EAS for two years beginning March 1, 2007]
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=330517&docketid=2842 Order 2005-5-8: Reselects Air Midwest to provide EAS for two years ending Feb. 28, 2007]