🇺🇸 Town of East Hampton Airport

The East Hampton Town Airport (KJPX), formerly KHTO/HTO, is a publicly owned airport located 3 miles west of East Hampton, New York, on 570-600 acres of land. It is classified as a Regional General Aviation Airport and is open to the public.

• Runways: The airport has two asphalt runways:
• Main Runway (10-28): 4,255 x 100 feet, grooved asphalt, equipped with instrument markings, REILS, and pilot-controlled Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRL). It has a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) light system on both ends.
• Crosswind Runway (16-34): 2,060 x 75 feet, asphalt in fair condition.
• Operations: The airport serves a mix of private pilots, charter flights, and commercial businesses, with approximately 30,000 annual operations, mostly between May and September. Services include fueling (JetA and Avgas), aircraft charters, catering, ramp service, and flight instruction.
• Control Tower: The airport operates as a non-towered (Class G airspace) facility in the off-season, requiring pilots to follow FAA rules for self-separation. During the summer season (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.), a seasonal control tower is operational, making it Class D controlled airspace.
• Ownership and Management: It is owned by the Town of East Hampton and managed by James Brundige.
• Recent Changes: In May 2022, the airport reopened as a private-use facility, implementing "Special procedures" for instrument approaches. This change followed the expiration of FAA grant assurances and has been part of ongoing discussions regarding local control and noise concerns, leading to restrictions like curfews and flight limits for "noisy" aircraft.

*Sources researched: ehamptonny.gov, skyvector.com, aopa.org, nbaa.org*