Marcy Field is a public-use

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located two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the

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of Keene, a town in Essex County,

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. It is owned by the Town of Keene. The airport is situated on the west side of the Ausable River.

Facilities and aircraft

Marcy Field covers an area of at an

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of 985 feet (300 m) above

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. It has one

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designated N/S with a turf surface measuring 2,390 by 95 feet (728 x 29 m). For the 12-month period ending May 20, 2010, the airport had 135 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per month: 89%

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and 11%

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'' * {{US-airport-minor, 1I1 Airports in New York (state) Transportation buildings and structures in Essex County, New York Adirondacks

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