Waterbury–Oxford Airport

Waterbury–Oxford Airport , also known as Oxford Airport,

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a national general aviation facility.

In 2009, taxiway Echo was extended to connect to taxiway Alpha. This, and other improvements (such as an earlier project in which runway 18/36 was lengthened), have allowed for some larger aircraft to land at Oxford, although Gulfstream V and Global Express jets are the largest to currently operate at the airport on a regular basis.

Waterbury–Oxford Airport covers an area of which contains one asphalt paved runway (18/36) measuring 5,800 x 100 ft (1,768 x 30 m). The 121 Restaurant provides gourmet catering for private aircraft that operate in and out of Oxford, and also provides a place for observing airport operations while enjoying a meal. The airport authority has confirmed that they will continue to renovate the airport according to the Airport Master Plan (AMP). On March 13, 2012, Key Air, the leading FBO service provider and aircraft management and charter provider at Oxford officially announced that they would be signing a memorandum of understanding with Pentastar Aviation. This agreement has allowed Pentastar to offer their charter, maintenance and avionics services on the east coast of the United States to complement their bases in Oakland County International Airport and Van Nuys Airport and to offer competitive rates to locally based aircraft. The facilities were officially opened on June 13, 2012. The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol 101st Western Group Squadron (NER CT 101) operates out of the airport. Pentastar is based in Waterford Michigan Key Air came close to default and was bailed out by Rizvi Traverse who paid off the note to Merrill Lynch The Pentastar agreement never came to fruition Clay Lacy of Van Nuys and Oakland took their place However not much has happened since. Clay Lacy says they will be opening in Winter 2003 But physical inspection of the property does not show much progress Key Air CEO and President was named as one of CTs top tax delinquents to the tune of 300k. Buddy Blackburn (a long time airport service company employee) has been hired by Clay Lacy as the manager to oversee operations.

Waterbury–Oxford Airport is not currently served by scheduled air carriers, however, there are multiple international charter companies that are based at Oxford including Clay Lacy Aviation and Tradewind Aviation. Clay Lacy Aviation offers aircraft management and maintenance as well as executive or private charter in one of their many privately operated aircraft. Tradewind offers seasonal scheduled service from the New York Metro area to destinations like Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, as well as shuttles between San Juan, PR and St. Barth. Tradewind also operates executive charter flights with its Pilatus PC 12 and Cessna Citation CJ3 fleet. Since it is not certified as a Part 139 airport, operations at Waterbury–Oxford Airport are restricted to corporate and general aviation services.

A small experimental aircraft crashed while landing. The one pilot on board died.

Exactly one year after the previous incident, a small light sport aircraft reported it was experiencing an engine failure. It was reported that the aircraft had landed in a front yard in Cheshire, Connecticut. Due to the depth of snow on the ground, the aircraft flipped front over after the nose was lowered. The pilot and passenger aboard walked away safely.