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Northeast Georgia Regional Airport
Barrow County Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Winder, a city in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the Barrow County Airport Authority. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''general aviation'' facility. The airport was previously known as Northeast Georgia Regional Airport and prior to December 2005 it was known as Winder-Barrow Airport. It is home tDragonfly Aviation and the 148th medical company (air ambulance) of the Georgia Army National Guard. Facilities and aircraft Barrow County Airport covers an area of 374 acres (151 ha) at an elevation of 934 feet (285 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,202 by 100 feet (1,586 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 3,607 by 100 feet (1,099 x 30 m) Runway 13/31 has an instrument landing system. For the 12-month period ending Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winder, Georgia
Winder (pronounced WINE-der) is a city and the county seat of Barrow County, Georgia, United States. It is located east of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The population was 18,338 at the 2020 census. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Winder in 1893. The community was named after John H. Winder, a railroad builder, and not the John H. Winder who served as a General in the Confederate Army. Before Winder was named Winder it was originally named Jug Tavern. The first hotel of the Jameson Inn chain opened in Winder in 1987. The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 28, 1933, in Winder. This first observance included the mailing of cards to the physicians and their wives, flowers placed on graves of deceased doctors, including Dr. Long, and a formal dinner in the home of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Randolph. After the Barrow County Alliance adopted Mrs. Almond's resolution to pay tribute to the doctors, the plan was presented to the Georgia State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
