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Schenectady County Airport
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<p>Schenectady County Airport (<a href="/facts/IATA_airport_code/ogq7w5UQ">IATA</a>: SCH, <a href="/facts/ICAO_airport_code/KAU1V4MX">ICAO</a>: KSCH, <a href="/facts/Federal_Aviation_Administration/PYsXt3YT">FAA</a> <a href="/facts/Location_identifier/fj2bnvhY">LID</a>: SCH) is a county-owned, public-use <a href="/facts/Airport/KQkDpK1n">airport</a> located three <a href="/facts/Nautical_mile/V4yJzvKw">nautical miles</a> (6 km) north of the <a href="/facts/Central_business_district/WSEMBY9I">central business district</a> of <a href="/facts/Schenectady%2c_New_York/QKnQGCSh">Schenectady</a>, a city in <a href="/facts/Schenectady_County%2c_New_York/ICQ1BLo4">Schenectady County, New York</a>, United States. It is included in the <a href="/facts/National_Plan_of_Integrated_Airport_Systems/2lrL2nSD">National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems</a> for 2011–2015, which <a href="/facts/FAA_airport_categories/fzTLouhb">categorized</a> it as a <i><a href="/facts/Reliever_airport/MXd3bg9o">reliever airport</a></i>. </p><p>Founded in 1927, the airport is home to Richmor Aviation, Fortune Air, the <a href="/facts/109th_Airlift_Wing/cc6LbKAm">109th Airlift Wing</a> (109 AW) of the <a href="/facts/New_York_Air_National_Guard/gIIwhbQL">New York Air National Guard</a>, the <a href="/facts/Empire_State_Aerosciences_Museum/LkpyFvCV">Empire State Aerosciences Museum</a>, and several private aircraft. </p>