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Coordinates: 41°35′08″N 070°32′25″W / 41.58556°N 70.54028°W

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Falmouth Airpark

IATA: none
ICAO: none
FAA LID: 5B6

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Falmouth Airpark Homeowners Assoc.

Serves

Falmouth, Massachusetts

Elevation AMSL

43 ft / 13 m

Coordinates

41°35′08″N 070°32′25″W / 41.58556°N 70.54028°W

Website

www.FalmouthAirpark.net

Map

Statistics (2007)

Based aircraft	52

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Falmouth Airpark (FAA LID: 5B6) is a public-use airport and residential airpark located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Falmouth, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It is privately owned by Falmouth Airpark Homeowners Association.^[1] The airport grew to supersede the Coonamessett Airport which was located in close proximity to the Otis Air National Guard Base and closed in the 1960s.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Falmouth Airpark covers an area of 110 acres (45 ha).

Runway Information^[3]
Dimensions	2298 x 40 ft. / 700 x 12m
Surface	asphalt, in good condition.
Weight Bearing Capacity	Single Wheel: 4.0
Runway Edge Lights	Low Intensity
	Runway 7	Runway 25
Latitude	41-35.016423N	41-35.252345N
Longitude	070-32.617743W	070-32.223817W
Elevation(MSL)	38.0 ft	41.0 ft
Gradient	0.2%	0.2%
Traffic Pattern	Right	Left
Markings	Basic, in good condition	Basic, in good condition
Obstructions	33 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline. 3:1 slope to clear.	25 ft. trees 300 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline. 4:1 slope to clear.

Airport Services^[3]
Fuel Available	100LL, UL94
Parking	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe Service	NONE
Powerplant Service	NONE
Bottled Oxygen	NONE
Bulk Oxygen	NONE

Airport Communications^[3]
CTAF/UNICOM	122.8
CAPE APCH/DEP	118.2

For a 12-month period ending April 21, 2016, the airport averaged 39 operations a week: 61% local general aviation, 37% transient general aviation, 1% military, and 1% air taxi. During that same time there were 55 aircraft based on the field: 50 single engine, and 5 multi-engine aircraft.^[3]

Accidents and Incidents

On December 2, 2022, a Mooney M20J-201 (N3515H) crashed on approach to Falmouth Airpark. The 83-year-old pilot was killed; his passenger survived with injuries.

References

^ ^a ^b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 5B6 PDF, effective 2007-12-20
^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Massachusetts". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "AirNav: 5B6 - Falmouth Airpark". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.

External links

Falmouth Airpark, official web site
Aerial photo of the airport in 1960 with a grass runway
Aerial photo of the airport in 1968 with a paved runway
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 5B6
- AirNav airport information for 5B6
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 5B6

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