# Newport State Airport (NPT / KUUU)

**Newport State Airport** (IATA: NPT, ICAO: KUUU) is a medium airport in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It opened in Jan 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,999 ft (914 m). In 2023 it handled 849 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NPT / KUUU
- FAA: UUU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
- Opened: Jan 1947
- Elevation: 172 ft / 52 m
- Coordinates: 41.5322, -71.2810
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,999 ft / 914 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 1 arrival
- Passengers: 849 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://newport.stateairportri.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_State_Airport_(Rhode_Island) (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875880
- Weather station: KUUU
- Ident: KUUU

## Timeline

- Jan 1947: Newport State Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,999 ft / 914 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 024° / 204° | yes |
| 16/34 | 2,623 ft / 800 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 144° / 324° | yes |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Charter (1)

- [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · United States · 130 mi / 209 km · Tradewind Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NPT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- TJ [Tradewind Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tradewind-aviation) · 1 · charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 849 (2023) | #3,325 of 3,974 | #884 in North America | #642 in US |
| Longest runway | 2,999 ft / 914 m | =16,509 of 29,858 | =7,086 in North America | =5,996 in US |
| Elevation | 172 ft / 52 m | =34,674 of 43,403 | =15,811 in North America | =13,296 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | PROVIDENCE APP/DEP | 128.700 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 132.075 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.250 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [NCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koqu.md) Quonset State Airport · 8.1 mi / 13 km
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · 15 mi / 25 km
- [EWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewb.md) New Bedford Regional Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [WST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwst.md) Westerly State Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [GON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgon.md) Groton New London Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [OWD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kowd.md) Norwood Memorial Airport · 46 mi / 74 km

## In collections

- [Shortest runways with airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/shortest-scheduled) #80

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Newport State Airport (Rhode Island)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newport_State_Airport_(Rhode_Island)&oldid=1362768316), revision of 6 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/kuuu/data