Republic Airport
Republic Airport | |||||||||||||||
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The airport, as seen from the air in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | New York State Department of Transportation | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | AvPORTS | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Long Island New York metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||
| Location | East Farmingdale, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′44″N 073°24′48″W / 40.72889°N 73.41333°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | republicairport | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
Republic Airport (IATA: FRG, ICAO: KFRG, FAA LID: FRG) is a public airport in East Farmingdale in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 3,586 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 2,866 in 2009, and 2,783 in 2010. It is the busiest public general aviation airport within the State of New York and the third largest airport overall by total annual flights – behind only John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, respectively.
On behalf of the New York State Department of Transportation, the airport is currently managed by AvPORTS – an American operator and manager of airports.