Francis S. Gabreski Airport

Francis S. Gabreski Airport
USGS aerial image, 8 April 1994
Summary
Airport typePublic / military (ANG)
OwnerCounty of Suffolk
ServesWesthampton Beach, New York
Elevation AMSL67 ft / 20 m
Coordinates40°50′37″N 072°37′54″W / 40.84361°N 72.63167°W / 40.84361; -72.63167
Websitesuffolkcountyny.gov
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 9,000 2,743 Asphalt/concrete
1/19 5,000 1,524 Asphalt/concrete
15/33 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations69,986
Based aircraft107

Francis S. Gabreski Airport (IATA: FOK, ICAO: KFOK, FAA LID: FOK) is a county-owned, joint civil-military airport located 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Westhampton Beach, in Suffolk County, Long Island, United States.[1] It is approximately 80 miles (130 km) east of New York City.

Known as Suffolk County Air Force Base until 1969, then Suffolk County Airport until 1991, when it was renamed in honor of Colonel Francis S. Gabreski, USAF (Retired), a U.S. Army Air Forces flying ace in World War II who, as a U.S. Air Force officer, was later the commander of the 52nd Fighter-Interceptor Wing at Suffolk County Air Force Base from 1964 through November 1967, when he retired.[2]

The airport is both a general aviation facility utilized by corporate businesses, private aviation and air taxi services, and an Air National Guard (ANG) base for the 106th Rescue Wing (106 RQW), an Air Combat Command (ACC)-gained unit of the New York Air National Guard.

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for FOK PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Freedman, Mitchell (February 23, 1992). "WWII Ace Lands an Honor". Newsday. ProQuest 278444133.

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