Atlanta Regional Airport Explained

Atlanta Regional Airport
Nativename:Falcon Field
Icao:KFFC
Faa:FFC
Type:Public
Owner:Peachtree City Airport Authority
City-Served:Atlanta, Georgia
Location:Peachtree City, Georgia
Elevation-F:808
Website:AtlantaRegionalAirport.com
Coordinates:33.3572°N -84.5719°W
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Georgia
Pushpin Label:FFC
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:5,768
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2016)
Stat1-Data:75,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2017)
Stat2-Data:183
Footnotes:Sources: Airport,[1] FAA,[2] Georgia DOT[3]

Atlanta Regional Airport, also known as Falcon Field, is a public use airport in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. It is located 25 nautical miles (29 mi, 46 km) southwest of the central business district of Atlanta, in Peachtree City. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a regional general aviation facility.[4]

Owned by Peachtree City Airport Authority, it was formerly known as Peachtree City Airport or Peachtree City - Falcon Field Airport. Falcon Field was named by the first city clerk, Emelil Fancher, in honor of the Atlanta Falcons. It is the location for the National Weather Service's Atlanta forecast office, which serves almost all of northern and central Georgia.[5] Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Falcon Field is assigned FFC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Atlanta Regional Airport covers an area of 350 acres (142 ha) at an elevation of 808 feet (246 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,768 by 100 feet (1,758 x 30 m).

In 2016, the airport had 75,000 aircraft operations, an average of 205 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. In May 2017, there were 183 aircraft based at this airport: 152 single-engine, 23 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 5 helicopter.

Businesses located on-field include:

The airport also hosts The Great Georgia Airshow.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Atlanta Regional Airport (official website) . Peachtree City Airport Authority . June 25, 2012.
  2. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: FFC - ATLANTA RGNL FALCON FIELD . Georgia Department of Transportation . June 25, 2012 .
  4. Web site: List of NPIAS Airports. FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 5 June 2017. 5 February 2017.
  5. Web site: National Weather Service Peachtree City, GA. April 24, 2021. April 24, 2021.
  6. Web site: Atlanta Regional Falcon Field (ICAO: KFFC, FAA: FFC, IATA: none) . Great Circle Mapper . June 25, 2012.

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