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New Jersey Serves Airport Tenants With Eviction Notices

Aeroflex-Andover field is site of dispute between state officials and pilot groups including AOPA.

Jonathan Welsh
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Aeroflex-Andover Airport as it appears on the sectional chart [Credit: FAA]

The tightly knit Northern New Jersey aviation community has been buzzing about the potential loss of Aeroflex-Andover Airport (12N) in the state’s rural  Sussex County ever since the New Jersey Forest Fire Service in June announced plans to demolish the bulk of the facility’s hangars.

Eviction notices have now been issued to airport hangar tenants, affecting flight training and maintenance operations alongside several aircraft owners. The notices give tenants until December 31 to vacate the historic, concrete-block hangars, each of which can accommodate multiple aircraft.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is a private pilot and lifelong aviation enthusiast who has been a reporter, writer and columnist for 35 years. His career includes stints with the Wall Street Journal, Flying Magazine and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He recently returned to Firecrown to lead Aviation Consumer.