Cross Keys Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerCross Keys Airport Inc.
ServesMonroe Township, New Jersey, U.S.
LocationGloucester County, New Jersey, U.S.
Elevation AMSL162 ft / 49 m
Coordinates39°42′20″N 075°01′59″W / 39.70556°N 75.03306°W / 39.70556; -75.03306
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 3,500 1,067 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 11/18/2021)22,951
Based aircraft30

Cross Keys Airport (FAA LID: 17N) is a privately-owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) south of the Cross Keys area of Monroe Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey.[1] A skydiving operation is based at the airport.

History

On May 25, 2006, several F-16 jets escorted a Cessna aircraft to land at Cross Keys Airport after it strayed into a 30-mile restricted area temporarily imposed during the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush to a town in Pennsylvania. The pilot was said to be "in radio contact... compliant."[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Cross Keys Airport covers an area of 280 acres (113 ha) at an elevation of 162 feet (49 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,500 by 50 feet (1,067 x 15 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 18, 2021, the airport had 22,951 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day. At that time there were 30 aircraft based at this airport: 28 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.[1]

Accidents

There have been 13 non-fatal and two fatal accidents at Cross Keys Airport.[3] The two fatal accidents have been:

  • On March, 13, 1986, a 38-year-old man was fatally injured when he attempted to land at night in low visibility and fog. He impacted two houses and was killed.
  • On June 13, 1996, a student pilot, his flight instructor, and a passenger were killed while performing emergency engine-out maneuvers. Mama Juana was found in the student pilot's system. The plane did not have dual controls, making the student the only person able to control the plane, and the plane was not approved for student training because of its controls system.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 17N PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Fighters intercept small plane near Bush flight". SpaceWar.com. May 26, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Aviation Results". www.ntsb.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
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