Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport

Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
IATA: GVL – ICAO: KGVL – FAA: GVL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Gainesville
Operator	Department of Public Works
Serves	Gainesville, Georgia
Elevation AMSL	1,276 ft / 389 m
Website	www.gainesville.org/...
Runways
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations	38,800
Based aircraft	172
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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Coordinates: 34°16′21″N 083°49′49″W / 34.2725°N 83.83028°W / 34.2725; -83.83028

Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (IATA: GVL, ICAO: KGVL, FAA LID: GVL) is a city-owned public-use airport located in Gainesville, a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

An untowered airport, Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport is a popular general aviation airport that covers an area of 292 acres (118 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) and 11/29 measuring 4,001 x 100 ft (1,220 x 30 m). There is a grass runway adjacent to runway 29. Owned and managed by the City of Gainesville, Georgia, it is further served by Champion Aviation (fixed based operator), AB Aviation (maintenance and repair) and Lanier Flight Center (flight school, aircraft charter and aircraft rental). Chevron and Shell full service and self-service Jet A and 100LL are available.^[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2007, the airport had 38,800 aircraft operations, an average of 106 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. There are 172 aircraft based at this airport:78% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 2% jet, 2% helicopter and 1% glider.^[1]