🇺🇸 Windham Airport

Windham Airport (KIJD) is a public-use, publicly-owned General Aviation airport located approximately three miles northeast of Willimantic, in the town of Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, US,,. It is situated on 280 acres and has an elevation of 246-247 feet above mean sea level,,. The airport is designated as a Local GA airport in the FAA’s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS),.

• Runways: It features two asphalt runways:
• Runway 9-27: 4,271 feet long and 100 feet wide,.
• Runway 18-36: 2,799 feet long and 75 feet wide.

Both runways have a load-bearing capacity of 30,000 pounds for single-wheel aircraft.

• Uses: Windham Airport serves small and medium-sized general aviation aircraft, with activity generated by light, private, recreational, and training aircraft, including single- and multi-engine piston, turbo-prop, and jet aircraft,. It does not have scheduled commercial flights. Facilities include aircraft parking, T-hangars, maintenance and repair services, propeller overhaul, a weather station, and self-service fueling.

• History: Originally known as Kirby Flats and later Willimantic Municipal Airport, it was constructed in 1937-1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA),. The state of Connecticut purchased the airport in 1975, and ownership was transferred to the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) on July 1, 2013,. A notable historical event includes an emergency landing by a transatlantic airliner carrying Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in 1946.

*Sources researched: ctairports.org, airnav.com, skyvector.com, en.wikipedia.org*