Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport

Defunct airport in Pennsylvania

Stroudsburg–Pocono Airport

* IATA: ESP[1]
* ICAO: none
* FAA LID: N53

Summary
Airport type| Public use
Owner| Pocono Stroudsburg Airport Inc.
Serves| East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Closed| March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)
Elevation AMSL| 480 ft / 146 m
Coordinates| 41°02′09″N 075°09′38″W﻿ / ﻿41.03583°N 75.16056°W﻿ / 41.03583; -75.16056
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
8/26  | 3,087  | 941  | Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
| Aircraft operations| 18,820

|

Based aircraft| 34

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2]

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.

## Facilities and aircraft[edit]

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.

## See also[edit]

* List of airports in Pennsylvania

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for N53 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
3. ^ "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 4" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF, 1.61 MB) on June 6, 2011.

## External links[edit]

* Stroudsburg Pocono Airport (N53) at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
* Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
* FAA Terminal Procedures for N53, effective January 25, 2024
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for N53
* AirNav airport information for N53
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* SkyVector aeronautical chart for N53