Visiting Windham Airport in Willimantic, CT – IJD
Monday, August 18th, 2008I had to run over to Home Depot this afternoon to grab some more driveway sealing supplies. On the way over, I thought it would be really cool to stop by and see what the Windham Airport looks like. It’s right across the street of the Home Depot. Of course, I would go buy the supplies first and then check out the airport.
After I did what I had to do, I made a right into the airport road. I have been seeing small single prop planes practicing over the house a lot. I know many of them are coming from IJD. So many of them are Cessnas, like the one I used to fly. Secretly, I have been getting the itch to get back up in the air lately. I am not going to tell that to anyone though.
Looking through fence at Windham Airport
Airplane taking off from Windham Airport
Looking through fence at Windham Airport
The driving area at this airport is quite small. I am used to all the roads going through Orange County Airport. Basically, I drive in, make a right and park. That’s it. I would like to find a spot to watch the planes taking off and landing…without a big fence in front of me.
So, I stopped in the parking lot and took a few pictures. There are two runways at this airport and they are pretty good size. I saw what I wanted to and then left.
On the way out, I read a sign that said something like, “Airport monitored by cameras at all times.” I thought, “Great, there I am taking random pictures of who knows what.” Maybe they got me on camera. I really don’t think I am the only one who would take pictures at an airport, right?
