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The Groton-New London Airport (GON) was established as the first Connecticut airport in 1929. GON is owned by the State of Connecticut and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. It is located within the Town of Groton on 483 acres. The airport has two runways; Runway 05-23 is 5,000 feet long and Runway 15-33 is 4,000 feet long. There are supporting taxiways, paved aircraft parking ramps, an FAA operated air traffic control tower, an instrument landing system (ILS) and free vehicle parking. GON has had scheduled commercial service but there are no scheduled flights at this time. The airport has flight training, charter flights, car rentals, and aircraft maintenance and repair facilities facilities. In addition, the Army National Guard runs an operations and maintenance facility at the airport, providing maintenance for helicopters. The primary access route from Interstate 95 to the airport uses Exit 87 onto the Clarence B. Sharp Highway, left onto Rainville Avenue., right onto Poquonnock Road, High Rock Road, and finally Tower Avenue.
Additional images of the airport can be seen at www.grotonnewlondonairport.com.
The airport was first constructed in 1929
The site comprises 483 square acres
The airport is owned by the State of Connecticut and is operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation
