Newton Airport (New Jersey)

Newton Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerRRL Group
OperatorStella Jump
ServesNewton, New Jersey
LocationSussex County, New Jersey
Elevation AMSL620 ft (190 m)
Coordinates41°01′38″N 074°45′31″W / 41.02722°N 74.75861°W / 41.02722; -74.75861
Map
Interactive map of Newton Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 2,546 776 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations10,705
Based aircraft18
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Newton Airport (FAA LID: 3N5) was a privately owned, public-use airport three miles south of Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey.[1] It closed in 2013, after it was purchased for $3.5M by Public Service Electric & Gas Company to be used to stage electrical power equipment used in constructing new transmission lines.[2] FAA removed it from the A/FD and listed it as closed in the June 27, 2013 edition.[3]

Facilities

Newton Airport covered 90 acres (36 ha); its asphalt runway was 6/24 2,546 x 45 ft. In 2008 the airport had 10,695 general aviation operations. 18 aircraft were then based at this airport: 56% ultralight, 39% single-engine and 6% helicopter.[1]

Redevelopment

As of 2026, Andover Township is trying to attract data center construction on the property, and has modified zoning rules to allow that use. There is opposition to the move by some residents.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3N5" (PDF). FAA. , effective 2010-07-29
  2. ↑ Freeman, Paul (2013-01-16). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwestern New Jersey". Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  3. ↑ FAA's Airport/Facility Directory, 2013-05-02 & 2013-06-27 editions
  4. ↑ NJ.com, Nyah Marshall | (2026-05-04). "Huge AI data center could be coming to old N.J. airport — but some neighbors are pushing back". nj. Retrieved 2026-05-10.


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