Logan County Airport (Illinois)
| Logan County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KAAA – FAA LID: AAA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Logan County Board | ||
| Location | Lincoln, Illinois | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 597 ft / 182 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°09′31″N 089°20′06″W / 40.15861°N 89.335°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 3,999 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| 14/32 | 3,003 | 915 | Turf |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 7,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 34 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Logan County Airport (ICAO: KAAA, FAA LID: AAA) is a public use airport located nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Lincoln, a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Logan County Board.[1] The airport is also the site of the National Weather Service Central Illinois (Central Illinois Forecast Office).
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned AAA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned AAA to Anaa Airport in Anaa, French Polynesia[3]).
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Logan County Airport covers an area of 218 acres (88 ha) at an elevation of 597 feet (182 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 3/21 with an asphalt pavement measuring 3,999 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m) and 14/32 with a turf surface measuring 3,003 x 135 ft (915 x 41 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 7,000 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 80% general aviation, 19% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, and 3% helicopter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for AAA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KAAA - Lincoln, Illinois (Logan County Airport)
- ^ Aviation Safety Network: AAA / NTGA - Anaa Airport, French Polynesia
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Heritage in Flight Museum at Logan County Airport
- Aerial photo as of 19 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AAA, effective 8 March 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAAA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
