Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport
| Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KIPJ – FAA LID: IPJ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Lincolnton & Lincoln County | ||
| Serves | Lincolnton, North Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 877 ft / 267 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°29′00″N 081°09′40″W / 35.4833333°N 81.16111°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 5,500 | 1,676 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 34,100 | ||
| Based aircraft | 71 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (ICAO: KIPJ, FAA LID: IPJ) is a public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) east of the central business district of Lincolnton, a city in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the City of Lincolnton & Lincoln County.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is a general aviation airport[2] (it had previously been a reliever airport[3]).
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned IPJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport covers an area of 453 acres (183 ha) at an elevation of 877 feet (267 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 6, 2008, the airport had 34,100 aircraft operations, an average of 93 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. At that time there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for IPJ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.58 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 6 October 2006.
- ^ "Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (ICAO: KIPJ, FAA: IPJ)". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/KIPJ. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
[edit] External links
- Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (IPJ)PDF (311 KB) from North Carolina DOT
- Aerial photo as of 5 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for IPJ, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KIPJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures