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Newport State Airport (KUUU) is a state-owned general aviation airport in Middletown, Rhode Island, serving the nearby city of Newport and its corporate, recreational and boating community. It offers two paved runways, an ILS approach, and a mix of flight training, skydiving and helicopter tour operations, making it a useful and interesting stop for a visiting VFR or IFR sim pilot.
Newport State Airport, officially the Colonel Robert F. Wood Air Park, is a state-owned public-use airport in Newport County, Rhode Island, serving the city of Newport. It is one of six airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. The field supports corporate traffic, visitors to Newport's festivals, boat owners using the local marinas, and a resident flight training and skydiving community, giving a sim pilot a varied mix of general aviation traffic to expect in the pattern.
The airport lies at 211 Airport Access Road in Middletown, Rhode Island, within Newport County, about 2 nautical miles northeast of central Newport. Approach and departure control for the area is provided by Providence Approach/Departure on 128.7 MHz.
Newport State Airport has two paved, lit runways. Runway 04/22 is 3,000 feet long with a hard surface; runway 22 is equipped with an ILS approach. Runway 16/34 is also hard-surfaced and lit, with a published length of 2,610 feet on the 16 threshold and 2,358 feet on the 34 threshold. Field elevation is 154 feet.
Providence Approach/Departure works the airspace on 128.7 MHz. Clearance delivery is available on 127.25 MHz. The automated weather observation (ASOS) broadcasts on 132.075 MHz. CTAF/UNICOM is 122.8 MHz. Runway 22 offers an ILS approach.
Army Air Force Captain Robert F. Wood established the Newport Air Park on the site in 1946. Topographical maps by 1958 show two airstrips, one along the current 4/22 orientation and a second nearly perpendicular to it; both were paved by 1953, when the airport received an Air Force contract to maintain aircraft for local Air Force pilots to keep current. The State of Rhode Island acquired the airport in July 1960, and new construction of the runways and taxiways was completed by September 1967. The first documented aircraft accident at Newport, a gear-up landing, occurred in July 1964, and the first fatal accident was a mid-air collision between two general aviation aircraft on 23 April 1969. In 2011 part of the film Moonrise Kingdom was filmed at the airport, which covers an area of 221 acres.
FlightLevel Aviation operates as the fixed base operator at Newport State Airport, offering self-service 100LL avgas and full-service Jet A, aircraft parking up to Cessna CJ2 size, towing, hangar and tie-down space (though waitlists exist for both), crew cars, rental cars on request, and customs service. The self-service fuel building's stated business hours are 0800 to 1800, with service outside those hours available on request. Other airport-based tenants include Newport Aviation Flight School, Skydive Newport skydiving centre, Bird's Eye View Helicopter Aerial Tours, and Chris Aviation aircraft maintenance services.