Athens-Ben Epps Airport
| Athens-Ben Epps Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: AHN – ICAO: KAHN – FAA LID: AHN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Clarke County | ||
| Serves | Athens, Georgia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 808 ft / 246 m | ||
| Coordinates | 33°56′55″N 083°19′35″W / 33.94861°N 83.32639°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 5,522 | 1,683 | Asphalt |
| 2/20 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 53,357 | ||
| Based aircraft | 126 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Athens-Ben Epps Airport (IATA: AHN, ICAO: KAHN, FAA LID: AHN) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Athens, in Clarke County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is mostly used for general aviation. The airport is named after Ben T. Epps, the first aviator in the state of Georgia, who opened the airport in 1917.
Until May 23, 2008, the airport was served by twice-daily flights to Charlotte on Air Midwest operating as US Airways Express.[2] Georgia Skies is now the sole airline providing scheduled service to the airport, with daily flights to Atlanta.
There is also a flight school based at the airport (Falcon Aviation Academy).
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Athens-Ben Epps Airport covers an area of 425 acres (172 ha) at an elevation of 808 feet (246 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 5,522 by 100 feet (1,683 x 30 m) and 2/20 measuring 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 53,357 aircraft operations, an average of 146 per day: 90% general aviation, 6% military, 3% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 126 aircraft based at this airport: 56% single-engine, 29% multi-engine, 13% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Scheduled passenger service
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Georgia Skies | Atlanta [3] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for AHN (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ^ "Flights will end in week", Athens Banner-Herald, May 14, 2008.
- ^ Yamanouchi, Kelly (2008-09-25). "New airline to offer Atlanta-Athens flights". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/09/25/flights_to_athens.html. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
[edit] External links
- Athens-Ben Epps Airport, official web site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AHN, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAHN
- ASN accident history for AHN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAHN
- FAA current AHN delay information
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