Clearfield–Lawrence Airport Explained

Clearfield–Lawrence Airport
Icao:KFIG
Faa:FIG
Type:Public
Owner:Clearfield–Lawrence Airport Authority
City-Served:Clearfield / Lawrence Township
Location:Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Elevation-F:1,516
Elevation-M:462
Coordinates:41.0492°N -78.4153°W
Website:ClearfieldLawrence.com
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-F:4,499
R1-Length-M:1,371
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 6/6/2023)
Stat1-Data:9,600
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:17
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Clearfield–Lawrence Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Clearfield, a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Clearfield–Lawrence Airport Authority.

The area offers fishing, hunting, camping, boating, and PennState Athletics. The airport is open from 8:00am–5:00pm daily and is closed Christmas Day. The airport is located at 801 Airport Rd. 1516feet above sea level. The airport has one runway measuring 4,499 x 75 ft and the asphalt is listed in good condition. The terminal has a pilot's lounge with a weather computer, a conference room, and a coffee shop. Car rental is provided by Enterprise Rent-a-car.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FIG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned FIG to Fria Airport in Guinea[4]).

Facilities and aircraft

Clearfield–Lawrence Airport covers an area of 140acres at an elevation of 1,516 feet (462 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,499 by 75 feet (1,371 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending June 6, 2023, the airport had 9,600 aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 15 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 5 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Clearfield Lawrence Airport-Home. clearfieldlawrence.com. July 29, 2014.
  3. Web site: Clearfield–Lawrence Airport (KFIG) . Great Circle Mapper . September 28, 2011.
  4. Web site: Fria Airport (FIG / GUFA), Guinea . . September 28, 2011.

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