addition, the FAA allowed some of the land surrounding the airport to be used by private industry, which allowed the current industrial park along Vultee Street to be established. Over the years, Queen City Airport has been the scene of numerous air shows and other events. In the 1980s, several popular hot-air balloon events were held there. It was also the home of the annual Fourth of July fireworks display for a few years. Due to the commercial airline use of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Airport, Queen City is a popular home for General Aviation. In the 1990s, the controversy between the federal government and the City about its aviation use came up again, and it was determined that if it were to be closed and redeveloped, a suitable substitute airport would need to be established to replace it. Today, the airport is owned and operated by the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority, which bought it from the City in 2000. LNAA also manages the Lehigh Valley International Airport and Braden Airpark. In 2006, the airport received an award for the General Aviation Airport of the Year by the Eastern Region of the Federal Aviation Administration. In 2013, the City of Allentown made it known that it wanted to buy a portion of the airport back from the LNAA which it currently leases for the City Streets department. This includes the World War II hangar which is now used as a garage for City vehicles. In addition, a large warehouse is proposed to be built on the airport site, although the airport runways and taxiways would be left intact for General Aviation use as part of the Aviation Clause with the FAA. Facilities The airport covers at an elevation of 399 feet (122 m). It has two asphalt runways: 7/25 is 3,949 by 75 feet (1,204 x 23 m) and 15/33 is 3,159 by 75 feet (963 x 23 m). In the year ending 10 June 2008 the airport had 54,220 aircraft operations, average 148 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 1% military. 95 aircraft were then based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 16% multi-engine and 6% helicopter. References External links Queen City Municipal Airport at PennDOT Bureau of Aviation Civil Air Patrol Squadron 805 Airports in Pennsylvania County airports in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Allentown, Pennsylvania Transportation buildings and structures in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Transportation in Allentown, Pennsylvania