Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport
Defunct airport in Pennsylvania
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Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport (IATA: ESP, FAA LID: N53) was a privately owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of East Stroudsburg, a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3] The airport was permanently closed on March 1, 2022, when the property was sold to Black Buffalo 3D printing company.
Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||
| Owner | Pocono Stroudsburg Airport Inc. | ||||||||||
| Serves | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 1, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 480 ft / 146 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°02′09″N 075°09′38″W | ||||||||||
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  ESP Location of airport in Pennsylvania  ESP ESP (the United States) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] | |||||||||||
Facilities and aircraft
Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport covered an area of 69 acres (28 ha) at an elevation of 480 feet (146 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,087 by 30 feet (941 x 9 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending January 13, 2012, the airport had 18,820 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, and 6% helicopter.[2]
The airport was home to the "Sky's The Limit" Skydiving Center, which operated six days a week (Wednesday to Monday) from April through November. The center regularly used a twin-turboprop de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, a turboprop-powered Cessna 208 Caravan, and a piston-powered Cessna 182 Skylane — all configured for skydiving operations. The airport was also home to Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac 2. MedEvac 2 is the primary medical helicopter for Monroe, Pike, and Northampton Counties.