Anniston Metropolitan Airport
| Anniston Metropolitan Airport | |||
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| IATA: ANB – ICAO: KANB – FAA LID: ANB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Anniston | ||
| Serves | Anniston, Alabama | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 612 ft / 187 m | ||
| Coordinates | 33°35′17″N 085°51′29″W / 33.58806°N 85.85806°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 7,000 | 2,134 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 34,164 | ||
| Based aircraft | 74 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Anniston Metropolitan Airport (IATA: ANB, ICAO: KANB, FAA LID: ANB) is a public airport located five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district of Anniston, a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. It is owned by the City of Anniston.[1]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Anniston Metropolitan Airport covers an area of 627 acres (254 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (5/23) measuring 7,000 x 150 ft (2,134 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2006, the airport had 34,164 aircraft operations, an average of 93 per day: 72% general aviation, 14% military, 14% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 74 aircraft based at this airport: 65% single engine, 24% multi-engine, 8% jet aircraft and 3% helicopters.[1]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
Anniston Metropolitan Airport was the intended destination of GP Express Flight 861 which crashed about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of the airport on June 8, 1992.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Anniston Metropolitan Airport at City of Anniston website
- Airfield photos for ANB from Civil Air Patrol
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ANB, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KANB
- ASN accident history for ANB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
