Out of Harrisburg Int. welcome to Hershey Park, PA

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Harrisburg airport…one of the few airports in the US with a TRSA.

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I flew over this a few times and immediately noticed the remains of an old airport right across the road there. Turns out it was Hershey Airpark (KHER) that closed in 1981.

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Wow…I didn’t notice that!

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When I was 12 and on a vacation with my family I took a sightseeing flight in a Piper Tripacer at that airport. Probably around 1962? I think it was my first time in a GA plane. Thanks for bringing back that memory. :slight_smile:

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Wow!..Visited Hershey Park and Amish PA after wedding…in early 70’s…but ouch! I’m dating myself…lol. :laughing:

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Was that for airport or Hershey after that?

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Oh, that was just a little trivia about Harrisburg airport. It belongs to something called a Terminal Radar Service Area, which is like a hybrid between a class D airport (where you only talk to a tower) and a class C airport (where you talk to a tower and approach control). In TRSAs, VFR traffic doesn’t need to talk to approach. They’re this weird exception to the rule and there are only a few of them in the US. I just think they’re neat because they’re very rare.

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