Leg 151 KRDG - Reading (USA) to KMVY - Martha’s Vineyard (USA)
KRDG - Airport Info
ICAO code: KRDG
Airport name: Reading Regional Airport
Location: Reading
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Reading Info
Reading (city, Pennsylvania), city, seat of Berks County, southeastern Pennsylvania, on the Schuylkill River, in a rich agricultural area; settled early 18th century, incorporated as a city 1847. It has railroad shops and diversified manufacturing and commercial industries. Products include electronic parts, clothing, machinery, hardware, structural steel and iron, motor vehicles, and foodstuffs. Albright College (1856), Alvernia College (1958), Pennsylvania State University Berks Campus (1958), and a community college are here. The birthplace of the pioneer Daniel Boone is nearby. The site was purchased from the Lenni Lenape people by William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, and was laid out (1748) by Penn's sons Thomas and Richard. An early ironmaking center, Reading was a military depot and prisoner-of-war camp during the American Revolution. Industrial growth was aided by the construction of two canals in the 1820s and a railroad in 1884. The city is named for Reading, England. Population 78,686 (1980); 78,380 (1990); 81,207 (2000).
KMVY - Airport Info
ICAO code: KMVY
Airport name: Martha's Vineyard Airport
Location: Martha's Vineyard
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Martha's Vineyard Info
Martha’s Vineyard, island, Dukes County, southeastern Massachusetts, separated from Cape Cod by Vineyard Sound. It measures 280 sq km (110 sq mi) in area. It is noted as a summer resort. Edgartown, the chief town, was a whaling center. The island, which still shows traces of colonial life, was settled in 1642. Population of Dukes County (1990) 11,639.