Lufker Airport
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Lufker Airport (FAA LID: 49N, formerly O00)[2][3] is a privately owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of East Moriches, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.[1]
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Sign for Lufker Airport, off of Montauk Highway | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||
Owner | Louis Lufker | ||||||||||
Serves | East Moriches, New York | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 57 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°49′29″N 072°45′03″W | ||||||||||
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It has a 36/18 2300 ft turf runway and has a pattern altitude of 800 ft MSL and shares a taxiway with Spadaro Airport.[2]
The field is mainly used for banner towing, skydiving, glider towing, and flight instruction, and has been operational since the late 1940s. The airport was purchased April 1984 by Louis Lufker from Teddy Kijowski. The airfield is open to the public and has FAA Identifier: 49N. There is no control tower and operations are restricted to daylight hours.