🇺🇸 Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport

Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (KGFL), also known as Warren County Airport, is a county-owned, public-use general aviation facility located three nautical miles northeast of Glens Falls, New York, in the town of Queensbury,,. It serves as a gateway to the southern Adirondack mountains, providing access for businesses, tourism, and recreational flying.

The airport covers 628 acres at an elevation of 328 feet and has two asphalt runways: 1/19 (5,000 by 150 feet) and 12/30 (3,999 by 100 feet),. It does not have an air traffic control tower but is open to the public and operational,. Fuel (100LL and Jet A) is available, with self-service 100LL and full-service Jet A.

Historically, ground was broken for the current airport site in 1941, with construction beginning shortly after. It was strategically located between New York City and Montreal. The airport has seen commercial service from airlines like Colonial Airlines, Eastern Air Lines, Mohawk Airlines, and Allegheny Airlines, though commercial service ceased with the completion of the Adirondack Northway,. The annual Adirondack Balloon Festival is held at this airport.

As of its last reported operations period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 33,015 aircraft operations annually, primarily general aviation. The airport continues to enhance public safety through Federal Aviation Administration capital improvement programs.

*Sources researched: arrencountyny.gov, nfdc.faa.gov, airnav.com, en.wikipedia.org*