Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon)

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, having opened in 1920.^[6]

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
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 No.	98000630[3]
Added to NRHP	June 3, 1998[3]

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

• The airport was first opened to the public in 1920 by private owners.
• In 1929 the City of Albany bought the property and named 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)

See also

• Albany Airport (disambiguation)

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for S12 PDF
2. "Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com". Retrieved March 29, 2008.
3. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
4. National Park Service. "National Register Information System". Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
5. "AirNav: S12 - Albany Municipal Airport".
6. "First in Flight | People | democratherald.com".

External links

• Albany Municipal Airport at City of Albany website
• 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