Walter J. Koladza Airport

The main hangar of Walter J. Koladza Airport

IATA: GBR – ICAO: KGBR

Summary

Airport type

Private, open to public

Owner/Operator

Berkshire Aviation Enterprise

Location

Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Elevation AMSL

739 ft / 229.2 m

Coordinates

42°11′03.1710″N 73°24′11.67″W / 42.184214167°N 73.4032417°WCoordinates: 42°11′03.1710″N 73°24′11.67″W / 42.184214167°N 73.4032417°W

Map

KGBR

Location of KGBR in Massachusetts

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
11/29	2,579	786	Asphalt

Walter J. Koladza Airport, (IATA: GBR, ICAO: KGBR), also known as the Great Barrington Airport, is a privately owned airport in Great Barrington, Massachusetts open to the public. It has a single 2,579 ft runway.^[1] The airport is named after Walter J. Koladza (died September 1, 2004), who was a test pilot during World War II, and the owner of the airport for nearly 60 years.^[2]

References

↑ AirNav.com: Walter J. Koladza Airport, AirNav.com, 2006, accessed on April 11, 2006.
↑ Gentile, Derek (September 13, 2004). "A life filled with flights of fancy" (PDF). Berkshire Eagle. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-11-29.

External links

Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GBR
- AirNav airport information for GBR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for GBR

Runway View of Walter J. Koladza Airport

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