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Barwick–LaFayette Airport

Coordinates: 34°41′19″N 085°17′25″W / 34.68861°N 85.29028°W / 34.68861; -85.29028
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Barwick–LaFayette Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of LaFayette
ServesLaFayette, Georgia
Elevation AMSL777 ft / 237 m
Coordinates34°41′19″N 085°17′25″W / 34.68861°N 85.29028°W / 34.68861; -85.29028
WebsiteCityOfLaFayetteGA.org/...
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 5,350 1,631 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations6,750
Based aircraft46
Sources: FAA[1] and city website[2]

Barwick–LaFayette Airport[2] (FAA LID: 9A5) is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) south of the central business district of LaFayette, a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Original construction of the airport was funded by ET Barwick Mills, a major carpet manufacturer of the 1960s and 1970s which operated facilities in and around LaFayette.

Facilities and aircraft

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Barwick–LaFayette Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8 ha) at an elevation of 777 feet (237 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,350 by 75 feet (1,631 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 3, 2011, the airport had 6,750 aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day: 98.5% general aviation and 1.5% military. At that time there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, and 2% ultralight.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9A5 – BARWICK LAFAYETTE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Barwick–LaFayette Airport". City of LaFayette, Georgia. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
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