Malone-Dufort Airport

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/malone-dufort-airport

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the inaugural airline service?Commenced in 1948 with Colonial Airlines operating Douglas DC-3 aircraft
2. What is the cessation of scheduled service?Eastern Air Lines ceased operations at the airport in 1959
3. Where is Malone-Dufort Airport located?It is about two miles west of Malone, a village in Franklin County, New York.
4. What kind of flights use Malone-Dufort Airport?The airport mainly serves general aviation, such as private pilots, corporate flights, flight training, and possibly air ambulance services.

General Aviation Facility: An airport primarily serving private, corporate, and recreational aviation, distinct from commercial airline operations.
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency that sets international standards for aviation.
IATA: International Air Transport Association, a trade association of the world's airlines, responsible for global airport coding.