Individuals with Beta Technologies charge up their plane Wednesday night so it could be flown again to Saranac Lake, as part of test flights for the aircraft. P-J photos by Gregory Bacon

The future of air travel touched down in Chautauqua County.

On Wednesday night Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of Beta Technologies, flew his electric 7,000 pound fixed-wing aircraft into the Jamestown airport so it could be charged.

Jamestown is one of the few airports in the country that has an electric charging station, which was installed last year by Beta Technologies. Clark’s plane was the first aircraft to use the station.

“We established a charging network to go from our home base in Vermont all the way down to Arkansas,” Clark explained.

They recently were awarded a federal grant to have additional charging stations in Florida and up the East Coast.

Pictured is the interior of the 7,000 pound fixed wing aircraft flown by Kyle Clark.

“We’re going to make a big triangle with Jamestown being a part of that triangle,” Clark said.

The plane left Wednesday morning from Schenectady and flew to Elmira before landing in Jamestown. This morning Clark left Jamestown for Saranac Lake with plans to continue on to Plattsburgh.

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Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of Beta Technologies, is pictured in front of the all-electric 7,000 pound fixed wing aircraft, which landed in Jamestown Wednesday night and left Thursday morning after being charged.

This 7,000 pound fixed aircraft is pictured taxiing at the Jamestown airport, heading to an electric charging station.