Doylestown Airport
| Doylestown Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: DYL – ICAO: KDYL – FAA LID: DYL | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Bucks County Airport Authority (BCAA) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 394 ft / 120 m | ||||||||||
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| Website | www.bcaanet.org | ||||||||||
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Doylestown Airport (IATA: DYL, ICAO: KDYL, FAA LID: DYL) is a public airport in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, owned by the Bucks County Airport Authority.[1] It is two miles north of Doylestown, Pennsylvania[1] and has a single fixed-base operator, Leading Edge Aviation, and a Civil Air Patrol squadron, flight training, and aircraft rentals.
History
Between 1957 and 1960, the airport was owned and managed by John Van Sant, a popular aviator in Pennsylvania and founder of the Van Sant Airport.[2] The airport is now run by the Bucks County Airport Authority (BCAA).[3]
Facilities
Doylestown Airport covers 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m) above mean sea level. Its one runway, 5/23, is asphalt 3,004 by 60 feet (916 x 18 m).[1]
In the year ending August 21, 2008 the airport had 42,000 aircraft operations, average 115 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% air taxi and <1% military. 174 aircraft were then based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 7% multi-engine and 1% helicopter.[1]
Expansion
Proposals to extend the single runway at Doylestown Airport are being debated. The BCAA wants to extend the runway by 800 feet, and more hangars are recommended. Many residents nearby are against such expansions, as they fear it will encourage noisy jets.[4] If approved, the 800 foot extension, 94+ aircraft hangar spaces, and other improvements will cost $26.9 million.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 FAA Airport Master Record for DYL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
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External links
- Bucks County Airport Authority
- Doylestown Airport at Leading Edge Aviation
- Doylestown Airport webcam
- Doylestown Airport (DYL) at PennDOT Bureau of Aviation
- FAA Terminal Procedures for DYL, effective May 16, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DYL
- AirNav airport information for KDYL
- ASN accident history for DYL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
