Plymouth Municipal Airport is a town-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Plymouth, a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 3 (PDF, 1.28 MB) . Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008. Due to space issues, the airport has two gates in Carver, Massachusetts.
The field was originally Naval Outlying Landing Field Plymouth, a Naval Outlying Landing Field located in Plymouth, operational from 1942 to 1945. It existed as an outlying field of Naval Air Station Squantum (as well as nearby Naval Air Station Quonset Point in December 1944) and was used by student pilots to gain flight experience on its two 4,300-foot turf runways.
Facilities and aircraft Plymouth Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 148 feet (45 m) above mean sea level.
Runway 6/24 informationDimensions4350 x 75 ft. / 1326 x 23 mSurfaceAsphalt, in good conditionWeight bearing capacitySingle wheel: 25.0Runway edge lightsMedium intensityRunway 6Runway 24Latitude41-54.254138N41-54.806325NLongitude070-44.191108W070-43.580575WElevation (MSL)135.1 ft146.8 ftGradient0.4%0.4%Traffic patternLeftLeftRunway heading056 magnetic 040 true236 magnetic 220 trueDeclared distancesTORA: 4350 TODA: 4350 ASDA: 4650 LDA: 4350TORA: 4350 TODA: 4350 ASDA: 4350 LDA: 4350MarkingsPrecision, in good conditionNon-precision, in good conditionVisual slope indicator4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)Approach lightsMALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashersRunway end identifier lightsYesTouchdown pointYes, no lightsYes, no lightsInstrument approachILS/DME, RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS)Obstructions30 foot trees, 1700 feet from runway65 foot trees, 1,500 feet from runway, 20:1 slope to clear Runway 15/33 informationDimensions4350 x 75 ft. / 1326 x 23 mSurfaceAsphalt, in good conditionWeight bearing capacitySingle wheel: 60.0 Double wheel: 85.0
Double tandem: 155.0Runway edge lightsMedium intensityRunway 15Runway 33Latitude41-54.732080N41-54.275500NLongitude070-43.805838W070-43.066833WElevation (MSL)144.9 ft133.4 ftGradient0.4%0.4%Traffic patternLeftLeftRunway heading146 magnetic 130 true326 magnetic 310 trueDeclared distancesTORA: 4350 TODA: 4350 ASDA: 4350 LDA: 4350TORA: 4350 TODA: 4350 ASDA: 4650 LDA: 4350MarkingsBasic, in good conditionBasic, in good conditionVisual slope indicator4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)Touchdown pointYes, no lightsYes, no lightsObstructions27 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear80 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear Airport servicesFuel100LL, Jet-AParkingAircraft hangars and tiedownsAirframe serviceMajorPowerplant serviceMajorBottled oxygenLowBulk oxygenLow +Airport communicationsCTAF/UNICOM122.725WX ASOS135.625 (508) 746-8003Clearance delivery*127.75Boston approach/departure*118.2Pilot-controlled lighting122.900* Note: APCH/DEP services provided by Boston Center on 128.75 when Cape approach is closed.
For the 12-month period ending July 14, 2016, the airport had an average of 139 operations per day. 59% local general aviation, 39% transient general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 114 aircraft based at this airport: 96 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 6 jets and 4 helicopters.
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See also List of airports in Massachusetts
References
External links Aerial photo as of 10 March 1995 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps