Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon)

Albany Municipal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: S12
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Albany
Serves	Albany, Oregon
Elevation AMSL	226 ft / 69 m
Coordinates	44°38′16″N 123°03′34″W / 44.63778°N 123.05944°W / 44.63778; -123.05944
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 3,004 916 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Albany Municipal Airport Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Albany, Oregon
Area	588 acres (238 ha)[2]
Built	1929[3]
Architect	Cleo H. Jenkins[4]
NRHP Reference #	98000630[3]
Added to NRHP	June 3, 1998[3]

Albany Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S12) is a general aviation airport located 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of the city of Albany in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It is publicly owned and operated by the City of Albany.^[5] It is the oldest known operating airfield in Oregon, opening in 1920.^[6] There are 58 aircraft based at the municipal airport; 49 Single engine airplanes, 7 multi engine, and 2 jet airplanes. On average there are 62 aircraft operations per day.^[5]

History

• First opened to the public in 1920 by private owners
• In 1929 the City of Albany buys the property and names it the Albany Municipal Airport
• A 1931 airshow inspired the Northwest Art and Air Festival
• A jet first landed in Albany in 1964
• In 1998, Albany Municipal Airport became the first airport in Oregon to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as the Albany Municipal Airport Historic District)

Cargo Service

• Ameriflight (Portland)
• FedEx Express
  • FedEx Feeder operated by Empire Airlines (Portland)

References

1. ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for S12 (Form 5010 PDF)
2. ↑ "Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com". Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
3. 1 2 3 "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 24. Retrieved September 28, 2013. 
4. ↑ National Park Service. "National Register Information System". Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
5. 1 2 http://www.airnav.com/airport/S12
6. ↑ http://www.dhonline.com/articles/2009/03/04/news/people/5peo01_flight.txt

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon).

• Albany Municipal Airport at City of Albany web site
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for S12
  • AirNav airport information for S12
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for S12