Falcon Field (Georgia)
Coordinates: 33°21′26″N 084°34′19″W / 33.35722°N 84.57194°W
| Atlanta Regional Airport Falcon Field |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: KFFC – FAA LID: FFC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Peachtree City Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Location | Peachtree City, Georgia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 808 ft / 246 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 5,219 | 1,591 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 52,592 | ||
| Based aircraft | 184 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
- For other airports with this name, see Falcon Field (disambiguation).
Falcon Field (FAA LID: KFFC, TC LID: FFC), also known as Atlanta Regional Airport, is a small municipal airport in Peachtree City, Georgia, United States. Formerly known as Peachtree City Airport or Peachtree City - Falcon Field Airport, it is owned by Peachtree City Airport Authority. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of the central business district of Atlanta[1], it is the location for the National Weather Service's Atlanta forecast office, which serves almost all of northern and central Georgia.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Falcon Field is assigned FFC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Atlanta Regional Airport covers an area of 328 acres (133 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (13/31) measuring 5,219 x 100 ft (1,591 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending February 15, 2005, the airport had 52,592 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. There are 184 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single engine, 19% multi-engine, 2% helicopters and 1% jet aircraft.[1] Businesses located on-field include:
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., a large distributor of everything from hardware to pilot supplies, is located adjacent to the Falcon Field airport in a 64,000 sq ft (5,900 m2) facility. Moving to this new location in 2003, they previously resided in Griffin, GA. Though mostly a mail-order business, they also operate a retail store within this facility.
Gardner Aviation provides avionics and instrument sales, installation and repair, aviation maintenance, as well as Phase A,B, & C inspections of aircraft., located at the South side of the airfield. They re-located to Falcon Field from the Griffin Spalding Airport in 2003. Gardner Aviation is a privately owned company.
Georgia Aircraft Interiors provides custom aircraft interiors for a wide spectrum of aircraft.
Falcon Air Services, Inc. is located mid-field and is home to Falcon Aviation Academy, Falcon Air Charters, and Falcon Aviation Maintenance.
- Falcon Aviation Academy is a flight center with a fleet of over thirty Diamond aircraft, including the DA-20 Eclipse, DA-40 Star, and DA-42 Twin Star. The Academy includes aircraft equipped with Garmin G-1000 avionics. Multiple training programs are available from Private Pilot through Certified Flight Instructor with an opportunity for employment upon program completion.
- Falcon Air Charters services most destinations in the eastern United States.
- Falcon Aviation Maintenance is a certified Diamond Aircraft Service Center offering years of experience on all categories of aircraft. Falcon Aviation Maintenance offers a full staff of Airframe and Powerplant mechanics.
Affordable Charters of Excellence is located on-field and provides Part 135/Air Charter service anywhere in the continental US.
The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing owns a hangar on the north side of the airport, where it bases several WWII-vintage aircraft. The Dixie Wing is also responsible for The Great Georgia Airshow that is put on every year.
- Priority Jet provides jet charter and travel accommodation worldwide through a network of aircraft served by more than 6000 general aviation airports in North America. Corporate Jet, LLC d.b.a. Priority Jet, LLC is a FAR Part 135 on-demand air carrier: Certificate # YCOA444K and Priority Jet Maintenance, LLC is a FAR Part 145 Repair Station: Certificate # 1PJR531B.
Falcon Field is also home to the annual Great Georgia Airshow [1].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for FFC (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KFFC - Atlanta, Georgia (Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field)
[edit] External links
- Atlanta Regional Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFFC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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