MID ISLAND GOES TO [Newport, RI] FACT SHEET
Destination:
Newport, RI
Distance & Time fr ISP:
108sm 94nm ENE Approx time in a Skyhawk = 1hr
New York Sectional
Airport:
Newport State (UUU)
4-22: 2999X75; asphalt w services winds should favor 4-22Phone: 401-846-9400
2.0 mi. NE of city
FBOs:
Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation phone: 401-846-9400
Fees: waived
Brandon or Mark
Attraction[s]:
- Newport Mansions
- Beaches
- Boating
- Jai Ali Betting
- Shopping
- PLANE2CAR Aug-Dec 06
Transportation:
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Cabs approx $8-10 to mansions, $12-$15 to town
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Van service from airport, $5 anywhere in Newport
Restaurants On-Field or Near-by:
NB:
- Glass Onion 1 mi phone: phone: 401-848-5153
- Chilis Coddington Brewing Co 1 1/5 mi phone: 401-847-6690
- Birck Alley Pub 3 mi phone: pnone: 401-849-6334
- Numerous in town restaurants on the water 4 mi
Other:
Each plane and pilot[s] is responsible for their individual flight plan.
Newport Cty CofC, 23 America's Cup Ave. Newport, RI 02840 401-849-8048, 800-326-6030
THE RUNWAY is 2999, but authorized for Mid Island customers as meeting the 3000' minimum.
In addition, UUU has fuel and services.
NEWPORT: Christmas at Newport Mansions is through Jan 2, at the Breakers, Elms, Marble House, and Beechwood. Holiday wreaths, evergreens, poinsettias and sometimes music and refreshments fill these elegant mansions. In the Beechwood, characters representing members of the Astor family entertain with singing and waltzing.
11/24/04, Revised DT: 08/04/06