Greenwood County Airport

Greenwood County Airport
IATA: GRD – ICAO: KGRD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Public
Operator		Greenwood County
Serves		Greenwood, South Carolina
Location		Greenwood County, near Greenwood, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL		631 ft / 192 m
Coordinates		34°14′55.40″N 082°09′32.70″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	5,003	1,525	Asphalt

Greenwood County Airport (IATA: GRD, ICAO: KGRD) is a public airport located 3 miles north of Greenwood, South Carolina. The airport serves the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.

History

Greenwood County Airport opened in November 1943 as a United States Army Air Force military airfield called Coronaca Army Airfield. It was a sub-base of Greenville Army Air Base, supporting B-25 Mitchell medium bomber training for Third Air Force. Training was accomplished by the 50th Station Compliment Squadron.

The military use of the airport ended on 31 December 1945 and the airfield was turned over to civil authorities and converted into a civil airport.

See also

• South Carolina World War II Army Airfields

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942-2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KGRD
  • ASN accident history for GRD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGRD
  • FAA current GRD delay information