Triangle North Executive Airport
| Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: LFN – ICAO: KLHZ – FAA LID: LHZ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Franklin County | ||
| Serves | Louisburg, North Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 369 ft / 112 m | ||
| Coordinates | 36°01′24″N 078°19′49″W / 36.02333°N 78.33028°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 5,498 | 1,676 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 62,800 | ||
| Based aircraft | 65 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Triangle North Executive Airport[2] (IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA LID: LHZ) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. It is located five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district of Louisburg, North Carolina.[1]
It was known as the Franklin County Regional Airport until November 2008, when the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County approved the new name.[3]. As of February 2010, Federal Aviation Administration records give the airport's name as Franklin County Airport.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LHZ by the FAA[1] and LFN by the IATA.[4] The airport's ICAO identifier is KLHZ.[4]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 388 acres (157 ha) at an elevation of 369 feet (112 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,498 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 62,800 aircraft operations, an average of 172 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 2% jet and 9% helicopter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Master Record for LHZ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Triangle North Executive Airport (LHZ)". Franklin County, NC. http://www.franklincountync.us/tnea/. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "Minutes: Board of Commissioners Meeting on November 3, 2008". Franklin County. http://www.co.franklin.nc.us/Commissioners/minutes/2008/MINUTES%20-%20November%203%202008%20%282%29.pdf. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Franklin County Airport (IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA: LHZ)". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/KLHZ. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
[edit] External links
- Franklin County Airport (LHZ) PDF (169 KiB) at North Carolina DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial photo as of 28 February 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LHZ, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLHZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
