Westerly State Airport (IATA: WST, ICAO: KWST) is a public use airport located in Westerly, Rhode Island. An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Westerly, founded in 1669 by John Babcock, is a beachfront community on the south shore of Washington County, Rhode Island. ...

Westerly State is primarily a general aviation airport, and there is also scheduled airline service to Block Island provided by New England Airlines. General aviation (abbr. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Block Island, shown in red, off the coast of the State of Rhode Island Block Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean. ... New England Airlines (IATA: EJ, ICAO: NEA, and Callsign: New England) is an airline based in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA. Its main base is Westerly State Airport, and it serves only one scheduled destination, Block Island. ...

Westerly State Airport is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. The other five airports include T.F. Green Airport, Newport State Airport, North Central State Airport, Quonset State Airport, and Block Island State Airport. T. F. Green Airport is an airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, near Providence. ... Newport State Airport (IATA: UUU, ICAO: KUUU) is a public use, general aviation airport located at 41°31′57″ N 71°16′53″ W, in Middletown, Rhode Island, just north of Newport, Rhode Island. ... Aerial View of North Central State Airport North Central State Airport is a general aviation airport located in Lincoln and Smithfield, Rhode Island. ... Aerial View of Quonset State Airport Quonset State Airport is a public use general aviation airport located in Quonset, Rhode Island. ...

Westerly State began as a grass strip in the 1920s, and became the second state-owned airport in the United States (after T.F. Green Airport) in the 1940s. The airport was paved and expanded when it became a U.S. Navy base during World War II, due to its prime location halfway between Boston and New York City. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Solar System), Athens of America Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture, and is one of the worlds major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. ...

Approximately 14,840 operations (takeoffs and landings) are conducted at the airport annually (2004 estimate). 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, $3.4 million in federal funding was allocated to repair and improve the main runway and taxiways. As of November 2005, improvements were still ongoing and the main runway remained closed. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A taxiway is a strip of land on an airport on which aircraft can roll (taxi) to or from a hangar, terminal, runway, or other facility. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Information relating to Westerly from Rhode Island Airport Corporation.

• Information resources for this U.S. airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KWST
  • FlightAware live airport activity for KWST
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations for KWST
  • FAA current flight delay information for WST

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