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 / 43.99194°N 76.02056°W / 43.99194; -76.02056
Websitewatertownairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 7,001 2,134 Asphalt
07/25 4,999 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (12 months ending September 2022 except where noted)
Passenger volume42,920
Departing passengers21,200
Scheduled flights621
Aircraft operations (2021)49,786
Based aircraft (2022)35
Sign at the entrance to the airport

Watertown International Airport (IATA: ART[3], 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.

The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 2,203 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010,[4] 4,449 in 2011,[5] and 16,988 in 2012.[6] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[7]

History

The city of Watertown bought the land in 1927 and the Airport was opened in 1929.[8]

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 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 the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022, the airport had 49,786 aircraft operations, average 136 per day: 66% general aviation, 29% military, 3% airline, and 2% air taxi. In December 2022, 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 145 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 others has 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.[9] Service began November 17, 2011.[10]

Climate data for Watertown International Airport, New York (96.9 m (318 ft) AMSL), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 66
(19) 		66
(19) 		84
(29) 		89
(32) 		91
(33) 		95
(35) 		97
(36) 		96
(36) 		96
(36) 		84
(29) 		77
(25) 		69
(21) 		97
(36)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 29.8
(−1.2) 		31.4
(−0.3) 		40.0
(4.4) 		53.7
(12.1) 		66.2
(19.0) 		74.5
(23.6) 		79.2
(26.2) 		78.2
(25.7) 		71.2
(21.8) 		58.4
(14.7) 		46.6
(8.1) 		35.5
(1.9) 		55.4
(13.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 19.9
(−6.7) 		21.1
(−6.1) 		30.4
(−0.9) 		43.1
(6.2) 		55.0
(12.8) 		63.8
(17.7) 		69.0
(20.6) 		67.5
(19.7) 		60.0
(15.6) 		48.8
(9.3) 		38.0
(3.3) 		27.3
(−2.6) 		45.3
(7.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 10.0
(−12.2) 		10.7
(−11.8) 		20.7
(−6.3) 		32.5
(0.3) 		43.7
(6.5) 		53.1
(11.7) 		58.8
(14.9) 		56.7
(13.7) 		48.8
(9.3) 		39.2
(4.0) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		19.0
(−7.2) 		35.2
(1.8)
Record low °F (°C) −43
(−42) 		−37
(−38) 		−24
(−31) 		6
(−14) 		18
(−8) 		29
(−2) 		33
(1) 		30
(−1) 		22
(−6) 		12
(−11) 		−7
(−22) 		−37
(−38) 		−43
(−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.86
(73) 		2.18
(55) 		2.37
(60) 		3.07
(78) 		2.97
(75) 		3.09
(78) 		3.01
(76) 		3.20
(81) 		3.56
(90) 		4.22
(107) 		3.40
(86) 		3.14
(80) 		37.07
(942)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 31.6
(80) 		20.7
(53) 		12.0
(30) 		2.8
(7.1) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.2
(0.51) 		7.0
(18) 		25.8
(66) 		100.2
(255)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 16.4 13.7 12.5 13.0 13.0 12.3 10.6 10.5 10.8 14.4 14.4 16.3 157.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 13.7 10.4 7.0 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 4.5 12.0 50.6
Source: NOAA (snow 1981–2010)[11][12][13]

Airline and destination

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2022)

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
American Eagle Philadelphia [14]

Statistics

Carrier shares (January 2023 – December 2023)[2]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Piedmont
43,370(98.03%)
Air Wisconsin
870(1.97%)
Busiest domestic routes from ART (January 2023 – December 2023)[2]
Rank City Passengers
2022 2023
1 Philadelphia, PA 20,240 21,430
Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA[15][16]
Year Enplanements Change
2005[17] 4,612 Increase024%0
2006[18] 3,672 Decrease020%0
2007[19] 7,471 Increase0103%0
2008[20] 524 Decrease093%0
2009[21] 2,145 Increase0309%0
2010[4] 2,203 Increase03%0
2011[5] 4,449 Increase0102%0
2012[6] 16,988 Increase0282%0
2013[22] 18,818 Increase011%0
2014[23] 19,307 Increase03%0
2015[24] 18,650 Decrease03%0
2016[24] 17,302 Decrease07%0
2017 22,785 Increase032%0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for ATW PDF, effective December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (ART: Watertown)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b "2011 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. October 9, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "2012 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. October 31, 2013.
  7. ^ "NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  8. ^ WPBS-TV (September 22, 2017), Discovering Watertown Online, retrieved February 23, 2022
  9. ^ "Watertown airport renovations under review". YNN.com. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  10. ^ "American Eagle to begin Watertown service". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  11. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "Station: Watertown INTL AP, NY". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "Station: Watertown INTL AP, NY". U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1981-2010). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "American Airlines Flight schedule". Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  15. ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports 2017". www.faa.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  16. ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports - Previous Years – Airports Previous Years". www.faa.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). September 22, 2015.
  23. ^ "Calendar Year 2014 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). September 22, 2015.
  24. ^ a b "Calendar Year 2016 Preliminary Revenue Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). June 30, 2017.

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