Fort Deposit–Lowndes County Airport is a city-owned public-use
airport located one
nautical mile
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(2
km) southwest of
Fort Deposit
Fort Deposit is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. Since 1890, it has been the largest town in Lowndes County. At the 2010 census the population was 1,344, up from 1,270 in 2000. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistica ...
, a town in
Lowndes County,
Alabama,
United States.
The airport is closed indefinitely.
Facilities and aircraft
Fort Deposit–Lowndes County Airport covers an area of 55
acre
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Places
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s (22
ha) at an
elevation of 490 feet (149 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 15/33 with an
asphalt surface measuring 3,593 by 78 feet (1,095 x 24 m). For the 12-month period ending August 19, 2010, the airport had 200
general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month.
See also
*
List of airports in Alabama
This is a list of airports in Alabama (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that w ...
References
External links
Aerial image as of 14 March 1992from
USGS ''
The National Map''
Airports in Alabama
Transportation in Lowndes County, Alabama
Buildings and structures in Lowndes County, Alabama
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