Transportation Advantages

There are several advantages to locating your business in Suffield because Suffield provides an ideal location for business from a transportation standpoint. The Interstate Highway system (I-91) is within 3-5 miles.  Bradley International Airport, New England's second largest facility and the fastest growing "worldclass" airport in the northeast, is adjacent to the southern boundry of the town.  Several Industrial and Commercial sites are accessed by a railroad spur.

Roads & Highways

Suffield is:

-Within 3-4 mile to Interstate 91, one of the major north/south highways in New England (connects to Interstate 95 - Maine to Florida)
-Within 20 minutes to Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike), the east/west highway which connects New England with New York and the Great Lakes states
- Within 20 minutes of Interstate 84, which runs southwest into Pennsylvania.

		KEY	City	Miles	Hours
		1.	Albany, NY	98	1 3/4
		2.	Baltimore, MD	313	5 3/4
		3.	Boston, MA	83	1 1/2
		4.	Buffalo, NY	400	7 1/2
		5.	Cleveland, OH	570	10 1/2
		6.	Montreal, CAN	304	5 1/2
		7.	New York, NY	123	2 1/4
		8.	Philadelphia, PA	250	4 1/2
		9.	Pittsburgh, PA	484	8 3/4
		10.	Richmond, VA	454	8 1/4
		11.	Syracuse, NY	249	4 1/2
		12.	Toronto, CAN	499	9
		13.	Washington, D.C.	349	6 1/4

Freight Service

There are over 20 freight-forwarding companies serving Suffield and the greater Hartford area.

Airport Service

Bradley International Airport, which is the second busiest airport in New England, abuts Suffield's industrial property. Air cargo landing fees are among the lowest in the Northeast and the entire country.

Symbol: (BDL)
Location: Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Coordinates: N41-56.3; W072-41.0
Phone: (860) 292-2000 or (888) 624-1533
Served by 15 passenger airlines (including 3 low-fare carriers) and 11 air cargo carriers
Bradley International serves more that six million passengers, 140,000 tons of cargo and 10,000 tons of mail each year.
24 Hour U.S. Customs is available
Elevation: 174 MSL
Runways: 1/19 5,141' x 100' asphalt, 15/33 6,846' x 150' asphalt grooved, and 6/24 9,802' x 120' asphalt grooved
Approaches: ILS, NDB
Charts: New York Sectional; low altitude L25, L28
Sheraton Hotel on airport, others nearby
Executive terminal and services
Taxis, limousine, shuttles
20 minutes to Hartford, CT. and Springfield, MA
Signature Flight Support 860 623-4955
Fuel: all major jet; Texaco 100LL, Jet
FAA certified repair station
Avionics sales, installation, repair
Cargo Zone/BDL 860 292-1292
Foreign Trade Zone #71 860 292-1292

Rail Service

A CSX spur runs directly through several parcels, and rail sidings are available. There is "piggyback" access to the West Springfield freight yard just 15 miles away, where truck trailers can be loaded from railroad cars. A "flexiflow" operation in Hartford - just 13 miles away by I-91 - provides shippers with a convenient location for handling bulk commodities.

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