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FBO Profile: Martha's Vineyard Airport
Things are heating up at the elite vacation destination, as it gears up for its peak traffic season.
Municipally-owned Martha's Vineyard Airport sees approximately 40,000 operations a year, the bulk of them coming during the summer months. On a busy summer day, the FBO may see as many as 400 operations a day.
Municipally-owned Martha's Vineyard Airport sees approximately 40,000 operations a year, the bulk of them coming during the summer months. On a busy summer day, the FBO may see as many as 400 operations a day.

The rising temperatures in the Northeast are a clear indication that summer is right around the corner, and for Martha’s Vineyard Airport (MVY) and its municipally owned FBO, that means things are about to get very busy. The Massachusetts island, long a summer playground for the Washington power elite and corporate CEOs, sees its population explode from 15,000 to 100,000 during peak season, which corresponds to a surge in aviation traffic. According to Ann Richart, the airport’s manager, 70 percent of its passenger enplanements occur between June and September, while August represents the peak, accounting for approximately 20 percent of the airport’s annual 40,000 operations. On an average busy summer day, MVY will see an average of 350 to 400 operations total with business jets and turboprops accounting for more than a quarter of them.