Princeton Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerPrinceton Aero Corp.
ServesPrinceton, New Jersey
LocationMontgomery, New Jersey
Elevation AMSL128 ft / 39 m
Coordinates40°23′57″N 074°39′32″W / 40.39917°N 74.65889°W / 40.39917; -74.65889
Websitewww.PrincetonAirport.com
Map
39N is located in New Jersey
39N
39N
Location of airport in New Jersey / United States
39N is located in the United States
39N
39N
39N (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 3,499 1,066 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations (year ending 10/23/2020)39,421
Based aircraft108

Princeton Airport (IATA: PCT, FAA LID: 39N) is a public-use airport in Montgomery, Somerset County, New Jersey, three miles (5 km) north of Princeton and just west of Rocky Hill. The airport is privately owned by Princeton Aero Corp.[1] The airport houses the Princeton Flying School, Elite Flight Experience/Cirrus Training Center, Pacific Aircraft, Analar Helicopter Charter and Platinum Helicopters.

History

The airport was established by Richard A. Newhouse (original spelling Neuhaus). Among his other aviation-related projects, in 1911 he built a plane of his own design, featuring separate floating ailerons — a major innovation, as the planes of that time used wing warping for roll control.[2]

The paved runway opened about 1965, and the airport has since had occasional commuter airline flights— e.g. in 1979, Princeton Airways was operating fifteen scheduled passenger flights to Newark each weekday with Britten-Norman Islander STOL capable aircraft. Princeton Airways also flew scheduled passenger service from the airport with the GAF Nomad STOL capable turboprop.

On March 29, 1985, the airport was purchased by Princeton Aero Corp. Principals of the company are members of the Nierenberg family, previously the fixed-base operator at Kupper Airport for eighteen years.[2]

Princeton Flying School (formerly Raritan Valley Flying School) operates a Part 61 FAA-approved flight school at the airport.

Facilities

Princeton Airport covers 100 acres (40 ha) and has one paved runway (10/28), 3,499 x 75 ft (1,066 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending October 23, 2020, the airport had 39,421 aircraft operations, average 108 per day: 88% general aviation and 13% air taxi. 32 aircraft were then based at the airport: 27 single engine, 1 multi-engine and 4 helicopters.[1]

Notable Alumni

In 1991, Avril Haines, who is currently the Director of National Intelligence under President Biden's administration, took up lessons at Princeton Flying School where she met her future husband, David Davighi. Haines completed her first private pilot solo flight at Princeton Flying School.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 39N PDF, effective 2023-09-07
  2. 1 2 "Early history of Princeton Airport". Archived from the original on 2005-12-20. Retrieved 2005-12-23.
  3. ↑ "1991 Honor Roll". PRINCETON AIRPORT ~ Learn To Fly Here!. Retrieved 2023-12-10.


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