Flight Ops to Long Island U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills: The U.S. Open gets underway this June 14–17 at Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, Long Island, New York. Here’s the operational information you’ll need to access Long Island’s three business aviation airports.
Francis S. Gabreski Westhampton Airport
ICAO: KFOK
IATA: FOK
Coordinates: N40-50.6/W072-37.9
Elevation: 66 Ft.
Magnetic variation: 13W
Fuel types: JET / AVGAS
Long Island MacArthur Islip Airport
ICAO: KISP
IATA: ISP
Coordinates: N40-47.7/W073-06.0
Elevation: 99 Ft.
Magnetic variation: 14W
Fuel types: JET / AVGAS
Republic Long Island Farmingdale Airport
ICAO: KFRG
IATA: FRG
Coordinates: N40-43.7/W073-24.8
Elevation: 80 Ft.
Magnetic variation: 14W
Fuel types: JET / AVGAS
Operational Information
TSA WAIVER may be required for private and non-scheduled flights
Parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis
There are no significant NOTAMs
Accommodation
Hotels near KFOK:
Hyatt Place Long Island/East End
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Long Island-East End
Residence Inn by Marriott Long Island East End
Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead
Hotels near KISP:
La Quinta Inn and Suites Islip – MacArthur Airport
Hilton Garden Inn Islip/MacArthur Airport
Residence Inn by Marriott Long Island Holtsville
Courtyard by Marriott Long Island MacArthur Airport
Hotels near KFRG:
Courtyard by Marriott Republic Airport Long Island/Farmingdale
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Republic Airport Long Island/Farmingdale
Hilton Long Island/Huntington
Residence Inn by Marriott Plainview Long Island
Note: There are a lot of smaller boutique guest houses and B&Bs near Shinnecock Hills Golf Course.
Transport
KFOK: Enterprise and Hertz car rental are available
KISP: Most major rental companies are available
KFRG: The local handling agent can assist in arranging rental cars
At all airports, the local agent can assist with arranging cars with drivers
Taxi services are widespread throughout the entire New York City area
Long Island Railroad can take you into the city where there is an extensive network of public transport
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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