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Falmouth Airpark

Falmouth Airpark

Airport


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]

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Facilities and aircraft

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

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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.

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References

  1. "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Massachusetts". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. "AirNav: 5B6 - Falmouth Airpark". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.



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