Atlanta Regional Airport
, also known as Falcon Field, is a public use
airport
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in
Fayette County, Georgia
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, United States.
It is located 25
nautical miles (29
mi, 46
km) southwest of the
central business district of
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
,
in
Peachtree City
Peachtree City is the largest city in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 34,364. Peachtree City is located in South Metro Atlanta.
Peachtree City is noted for its extensive use o ...
.
This airport is included in the
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which
categorized it as a regional ''
general aviation
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'' facility.
Owned by Peachtree City Airport Authority,
it was formerly known as Peachtree City Airport or Peachtree City - Falcon Field Airport. Falcon Field was named by the first city clerk, Emelil Fancher, in honor of the Atlanta Falcons. It is the location for the
National Weather Service
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's
Atlanta
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forecast office, which serves almost all of northern and central Georgia.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter
location identifier
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for the
FAA
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and
IATA, Falcon Field is assigned FFC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Atlanta Regional Airport covers an area of 350
acres (142
ha) at an
elevation
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of 808 feet (246 m) above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 13/31 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring 5,768 by 100 feet (1,758 x 30 m).
In 2016, the airport had 75,000 aircraft operations, an average of 205 per day: 99%
general aviation
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and 1%
military
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. In May 2017, there were 183 aircraft based at this airport: 152 single-
engine
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
, 23 multi-engine, 3
jet, and 5
helicopter
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.
Businesses located on-field include:
*
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co
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History
Aircraft Spruce Co. was founded in 1965 by Bob and Flo Irwin as a follow-on to founding Fullerton Air Parts ...
, with a distribution facility located adjacent to the field
*
Atlanta East Aviation
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
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Falcon Aviation Academy, training
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Commemorative Air Force
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The CAF h ...
's Airbase Georgia
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Georgia Wing Civil Air Patrol
The airport also hosts
The Great Georgia Airshow.
References
External links
Atlanta Regional Airport official site
Aerial image as of Mid 2000sfrom
Google Earth
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{{Atlanta airports
Airports in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures in Fayette County, Georgia
Transportation in Fayette County, Georgia