Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 3

61 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 OGDENSBURG INTERNAT IONAL A I RPORT Facility, Commerce Park, Port of Waddington, a medium-heavy industrial park, and two short line railroads. The airport is mixed-use, about half and half commercial and general aviation. Contour Airlines provides daily commercial service to Philadelphia. In terms of resources, Ogdensburg International covers 500 acres and has one asphalt runway 9-27, which is 6400 by 150 feet. The property has a renovated terminal building, and several smaller buildings including T-hangars, a storage shed, and a fire hall. All of this is managed by a staff of five people. Operating as its own FBO, the airport also handles transient flights, fuel sales, and all the amenities general aviation pilots have come to expect. “I think the main reason people fly into this area is easy access to and from Canada,” explains Stephanie L. Saracco, Ogdensburg International Airport Manager. “We are very close to a border crossing. There is also nature and wildlife – the scenic beauty of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Thousand Islands, just north of the Adirondack Mountains is incredible. We also have four universities within about 35 miles and so student travel is part of our reality.” “The other side of it is the ease of service,” offers Anthony Adamczyk, Director of Development for the Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority (OBPA). “If you wanted to know how to think of our organization, the closest thing to compare it to would be a very small version of the Port Authority in New York and New Jersey. We are a public authority and the airport is one of our divisions, along with the bridge, port, railways, and industrial parks. We have a rail line leading from the port that connects with CSX– so, you have all these different modes of commercial transportation that we have essentially covered in one organization. This makes it extremely easy for any business customer to work with us.