Northeast Philadelphia Airport
N 40° 04.338 W 075° 00.774
18T E 498900 N 4435781
Northeast Philadelphia Airport (IATA: PNE, ICAO: KPNE, FAA LID: PNE) is a public airport located in the Ashton-Woodenbridge neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. Northeast Philadelphia Airport is the sixth busiest airport in Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM3CKG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2008
Views: 42
This airport covers 1,240 acres (5 km²), and is located on a site approximately bounded by Grant Avenue to the south, Academy Road to the east, Comly Road to the north, and the Roosevelt Boulevard (US 1) to the west. The airport does not extend all the way to these boundaries, however. Development within these boundaries also includes the Internal Revenue Service Philadelphia Service Center, a Pepsi-Cola bottling plant, an industrial park with aviation-related businesses, and the headquarters of the 8th District of the Philadelphia Police Department. A TJ Maxx distribution center and an ice skating rink opened in 2001 on land leased from the airport.
When this airport was opened, the surrounding area was largely open farmland. Since that time, much growth has taken place in Northeast Philadelphia, and residential neighborhoods and businesses have developed close to the airport. Because of this development, pilots operating in proximity of the airport must observe noise abatement procedures.
History
The United States Army Air Corps began construction of a 545 acre (2.2 km²) airbase in Northeast Philadelphia during World War II, but the project was never completed, and the property was turned over to the city in 1944.[3] After the city finished the work, Philadelphia Northeast Airport opened in June 1945. In 1948, the name of the airport was changed to North Philadelphia Airport.[5] The airport's infrastructure was expanded in 1960 when Runway 6/24 was extended to its present length. The name of the airport was changed once again in 1980, to the present Northeast Philadelphia Airport.