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Grant County Airport (West Virginia)

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Grant County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGrant County Airport Authority
ServesPetersburg, West Virginia
Elevation AMSL963 ft / 294 m
Coordinates38°59′42″N 079°08′45″W / 38.99500°N 79.14583°W / 38.99500; -79.14583
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations14,000
Based aircraft24

Grant County Airport (IATA: PGC[2], FAA LID: W99) is a public use airport in Grant County, West Virginia, United States.[1] It is located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Petersburg, West Virginia, and owned by the Grant County Airport Authority.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

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Grant County Airport covers an area of 188 acres (76 ha) at an elevation of 963 feet (294 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 14,000 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 4% helicopter, and 13% glider.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for W99 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (PGC – City: Petersburg, Airport: Grant County)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  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 October 27, 2012.
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