# Flying Ridge Airstrip (CT52)

**Flying Ridge Airstrip** (FAA: CT52) is a small airport in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. It opened in Aug 1961. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct52

## At a glance

- FAA: CT52
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Newtown, Connecticut, United States
- Opened: Aug 1961
- Elevation: 610 ft / 186 m
- Coordinates: 41.3682, -73.2912
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35257656
- Weather station: KDXR
- Ident: CT52

## Timeline

- Aug 1961: Flying Ridge Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 610 ft / 186 m | =25,134 of 43,403 | =12,100 in North America | =10,079 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [DXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdxr.md) Danbury Municipal Airport · 9.9 mi / 16 km
- [OXC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koxc.md) Waterbury Oxford Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [CT59](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct59.md) Good Hill Farm Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [CT51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct51.md) Docktors Field · 13 mi / 21 km
- [11N](https://dromopedia.com/airports/11n.md) Candlelight Farms Airport · 16 mi / 27 km
- [BDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdr.md) Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · 17 mi / 27 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct52/data