Watertown International Airport

Watertown International Airport (IATA: ART[2], ICAO: KART, FAA LID: ART) is in the Town of Hounsfield in Jefferson County, New York, United States,[1] 6 mi (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) west of Watertown. The airport is used for general aviation, but has scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. The airport has no scheduled international passenger flights, but is available as an international port of entry for private aircraft on two hours advance notice from pilots.

For other airports with similar names, see Watertown Airport (disambiguation).

Watertown International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Jefferson
ServesWatertown, New York
LocationHounsfield, New York
Elevation AMSL328 ft / 100 m
Coordinates43°59′31″N 076°01′14″W
Websitewatertownairport.com
Map
ART
ART
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 7,001 2,134 Asphalt
7/25 4,999 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)49,786
Based aircraft (2018)35
Total passengers served (12 months ending Aug 2018)48,000
Sign at the entrance to the airport

The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 2,203 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010,[3] 4,449 in 2011,[4] and 16,988 in 2012.[5] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[6]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,060 acres (430 ha) at an elevation of 330 feet (100 m).

It has two asphalt runways:

  • Runway 10/28 is 7,001 ft × 150 ft (2,134 m × 46 m)[1]
  • Runway 7/25 is 4,999 ft × 150 ft (1,524 m × 46 m)[1]

Runway 10/28 was extended from 5,000 ft (1,500 m) length to 5,999 ft (1,828 m) as an interim extension and was lengthened again to 7,001 ft (2.134 km) opening to that length in July 2016. The airport has an instrument landing system and a medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights on the shorter runway 7.[1]

In 2017 the airport had 49,786 aircraft operations, average 136 per day: 66% general aviation, 29% military, 3% airline, and 2% air taxi. In November 2018, 35 aircraft were based at this airport: 24 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 2 helicopter.[1]

Airport development

Watertown International Airport's first scheduled jet service is operated by American Eagle Airlines, which flies 44 passenger Embraer ERJ 140 regional jets. Service was initially planned to begin in June 2011, however an environmental impact assessment had to first be completed to ensure that neither residents of nearby Dexter nor wildlife would be adversely impacted by the new service. Additionally, renovation work of baggage systems and passenger waiting areas was necessary to accommodate the new service, which cost nearly one million dollars.[7] Service began November 17, 2011.[8]

Airline and destination

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
American Eagle Philadelphia [9]

Statistics
Carrier shares (August 2019 – July 2020)[10]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Piedmont
34,750(100.00%)
Busiest domestic routes from ART (August 2019 – July 2020)[10]
Rank City Passengers
2020 2020
1 Philadelphia, PA 17,040 20,100
Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA[11][12]
Year Enplanements Change
2005[13] 4,612 024%0
2006[14] 3,672 020%0
2007[15] 7,471 0103%0
2008[16] 524 093%0
2009[17] 2,145 0309%0
2010[3] 2,203 030
2011[4] 4,449 0102%0
2012[5] 16,988 0282%0
2013[18] 18,818 011%0
2014[19] 19,307 03%0
2015[20] 18,650 03%0
2016[20] 17,302 07%0
2017 22,785 032%0

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for ART PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 8, 2018.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (ART: Watertown)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. "2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. "2011 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. October 9, 2012.
  5. "2012 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. October 31, 2013.
  6. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  7. "Watertown airport renovations under review". YNN.com. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  8. "American Eagle to begin Watertown service". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  9. "American Airlines Flight schedule". Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  10. "Watertown, NY: Watertown International (ART)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. August 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  11. "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports 2017". www.faa.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  12. "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports - Previous Years – Airports Previous Years". www.faa.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  13. "2005 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 200 KB). CY 2005 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Fall 2006.
  14. "2006 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 250 KB). CY 2006 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Fall 2007.
  15. "2007 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 187 KB). CY 2007 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. September 26, 2008.
  16. "2008 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  17. "2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 891 KB). CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.
  18. "Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). September 22, 2015.
  19. "Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). September 22, 2015.
  20. "Calendar Year 2016 Preliminary Revenue Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). June 30, 2017.

Other sources
  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2842) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2005-5-8 (May 18, 2005): re-selecting Mesa Air Group, Inc., d/b/a Air Midwest, to continue providing essential air service (EAS) at Massena, Ogdensburg and Watertown, New York, for a two-year period, and establishes an annual subsidy of $1,757,834 for service consisting of three round trips each weekday and three over the weekend period between the communities and Pittsburgh, with 19-seat Beech 1900D aircraft.
    • Order 2006-12-22 (December 22, 2006): selecting Big Sky Transportation Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Big Sky Airlines, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Massena, Ogdensburg, and Watertown, New York, consisting of 18 weekly round trips, three each weekday and three each weekend, to Boston, with 19-seat Beech 1900D turboprop aircraft for the two-year period beginning on or about March 1, 2007, at a combined annual subsidy of $2,097,906.
    • Order 2008-3-15 (March 14, 2008): selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Air, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Massena, Ogdensburg, and Watertown, New York, for the two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates full EAS pursuant to this Order, at a total annual subsidy of $3,879,863.
    • Order 2011-3-34 (March 29, 2011): selecting American Eagle Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation to provide essential air service (EAS) at Watertown, New York, using 44-seat Embraer ERJ 140 aircraft for a two-year period beginning when it inaugurates full EAS, through the end of the 24th month thereafter, for an annual subsidy of $3,047,972.
    • Order 2013-10-8 (October 21, 2013): tentatively reselects American Airlines, at Watertown, New York. Watertown, New York: Docket 1997-2842; Effective Period: December 1, 2013, through January 31, 2016; Service: Twelve (12) nonstop round trips per week to Chicago O'Hare (ORD); Aircraft Type: Embraer-140 Regional Jet; Annual Subsidy: $3,356,349.
    • Order 2013-11-1 (November 1, 2013): making final the tentative selection of American Airlines at Watertown, New York, as described in Order 2013-10-8.
  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2013-0188) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2014-4-25 (April 22, 2014): approving the request of American Airlines Group, Inc. to change its service pattern at Watertown, New York, from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport effective May 8, 2014. American will operate this route with increased frequency (14 weekly nonstop round trips) at no increase in annual subsidy. American will provide the service with 50-passenger Canadair CRJ200 aircraft from mid-May to mid-September, and 37-passenger DH8-100 aircraft the remaining time. Because we are simply allowing the alternate service pattern and not requiring it, American may revert to the original service pattern at any time.
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