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Newport State Airport (IATA: NPT [2], ICAO: KUUU, FAA LID: UUU) (officially known as the Colonel Robert F. Wood Air Park) [3] is a state-owned public-use airport in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. [1] It serves the city of Newport and is located 2 nmi (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) northeast of its central business district. [1]
This is a list of airports in Rhode Island (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
In 2021, revised proposal H6051, [41] which would change the airport's name to "Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport", was passed by the Rhode Island House of Representatives on May 11. [42] The proposal was approved by the Rhode Island Senate the following month. [43] In June 2021, the airport's name was officially changed. [6]
Newport State Airport may refer to: Newport State Airport (Rhode Island) in Middletown (near Newport), Rhode Island, United States; Newport State Airport (Vermont) ...
Newport State Airport, a public-use general aviation airport and the only airport on Aquidneck Island, is located in Middletown. West Main Road ( RI-114 ) and East Main Road ( RI-138 ) are the main roads running north–south through Middletown.
The Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company opened in 1870 as a branch from the mainline to Wickford Landing, where wealthy riders would board steamships to the resorts and summer homes of Newport, Rhode Island. [3] A new station named Wickford Junction was built in 1871 at a cost of $8,000; a $3,500 addition was added sixteen years ...
English: Map showing the location of Newport (red) and Newport County (pink) within the state of Rhode Island, USA. This file was derived from: Municipalities of Rhode Island.svg Date
Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States.It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Providence, 20 miles (32 km) south of Fall River, Massachusetts, 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston, and 180 miles (290 km) northeast of New York City.