Reading Air Force Base

Reading Regional Airport Carl A. Spaatz Field Reading Army Airfield
2006 USGS Orthophoto
IATA: RDG ICAO: KRDG FAA LID: RDG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Reading Regional Airport Authority
Serves	Reading, Pennsylvania
Location	Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL	344 ft / 105 m
Coordinates	40°22′43″N 075°57′55″W / 40.37861°N 75.96528°W / 40.37861; -75.96528
Website	www.ReadingAirport.org
Map
RDG Location of Reading Regional Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 6,350 1,935 Asphalt 18/36 5,151 1,570 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 124,650 Based aircraft 177 Passenger boardings 2,268
Source: FAA and airport web site

Reading Regional Airport (IATA: RDG, ICAO: KRDG, FAA LID: RDG) (also known as Carl A. Spaatz Field) is a public airport three miles (5 km) northwest of Reading, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Reading Regional Airport Authority.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,268 passenger boardings in calendar year 2006, 2,445 in 2005 and 9,288 in 2004. The airport had scheduled flights on US Airways Express carrier Air Midwest, which ended on September 3, 2004. The airport is now served by three charter airlines.

The airport covers 888 acres (359 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,350 x 150 ft (1,935 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 5,151 x 150 ft (1,570 x 46 m).

In 2006 the airport had 124,650 aircraft operations, average 341 per day: 91% general aviation, 5% air taxi, 3% military, 1% commuter/cargo and <1% scheduled commercial. 177 aircraft are based at the airport: 63% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 11% jet, 2% helicopter, 2% ultralight and 1% glider.

Opened as a civil airport in April 1938, Reading Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces First Air Force as a training airfield during World War II.