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Winchester Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 35°10′39″N 086°03′58″W / 35.17750°N 86.06611°W / 35.17750; -86.06611
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For the airport in Virginia formerly known by this name, see Winchester Regional Airport.
Winchester Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Winchester
ServesWinchester, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL979 ft / 298 m
Coordinates35°10′39″N 086°03′58″W / 35.17750°N 86.06611°W / 35.17750; -86.06611
Websitewinchester-airport.com
Map
KBGF is located in Tennessee
KBGF
KBGF
Location of airport in Tennessee
KBGF is located in the United States
KBGF
KBGF
KBGF (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations13,000
Based aircraft21

Winchester Municipal Airport (ICAO: KBGF, FAA LID: BGF) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Winchester, a city in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BGF by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned BGF to Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic[3]).

Facilities and aircraft

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Winchester Municipal Airport covers an area of 134 acres (54 ha) at an elevation of 979 feet (298 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022, the airport had 13,000 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 92% general aviation, 6% air taxi and 2% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 17 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 1 helicopter and 0 jet.[1]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On February 7, 2021, a Cessna 441 Conquest II (2), registration N44776, crashed while approaching Winchester Municipal Airport, killing both people on board, the pilot and passenger. The cause is still under investigation.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BGF PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KBGF - Winchester, Tennessee
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: BGF / FEFF - Bangui, Central African Republic
  4. ^ "Accident Cessna 441 Conquest II N44776, 07 Feb 2021".
  5. ^ "Two killed in Keith Springs Mountain plane crash".
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