LaGrange Callaway Airport explained

LaGrange Callaway Airport
Iata:LGC
Icao:KLGC
Faa:LGC
Type:Public
Owner:City of LaGrange & Troup County
Operator:Troup County Airport Authority
City-Served:LaGrange, Georgia
Elevation-F:693
Elevation-M:211
Coordinates:33.0089°N -85.0725°W
Website:LaGrangeAirport.com
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:6,499
R1-Length-M:1,981
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:3/21
R2-Length-F:5,000
R2-Length-M:1,524
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:15,100
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:46
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

LaGrange Callaway Airport is a public airport three miles southwest of LaGrange, in Troup County, Georgia. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 called it a general aviation airport.[2]

Ownership

The airport is a public-use airport that is owned the City of LaGrange and Troup County and operated by the Troup County Airport Authority. Tax revenue generated by the sale of fuel and hangar space is collected by Troup County.[3]

History

Between 1950 and 1953 LaGrange was served by airline flights operated by Southern Airways on their DC-3s.[4] [5]

Facilities

LaGrange Callaway Airport covers 751acres at an elevation of 693 feet (211 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,499 by 100 feet (1,981 x 30 m) and 3/21 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).

Statistics

In the year ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 15,100 aircraft operations, average 41 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. 46 aircraft were then based at the airport: 33 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 1 jet, 1 helicopter, and 1 glider.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
  3. News: Amos. Alex. Anderson has big plans for LaGrange-Callaway Airport. LaGrange Daily News. January 31, 2024. October 17, 2024.
  4. Web site: Southern Airways Annual Report 1950. Southern Airways. Digital Library of Georgia. August 7, 1951. October 17, 2024.
  5. Web site: Southern Airways Annual Report 1954. Southern Airways. Digital Library of Georgia. April 22, 1955. October 17, 2024.

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