Logan County Airport (Illinois) Explained

Logan County Airport
Icao:KAAA
Faa:AAA
Type:Public
Owner:Logan County Board
City-Served:Lincoln, Illinois
Location:Logan County, Illinois
Elevation-F:597
Elevation-M:182
Coordinates:40.1586°N -89.335°W
Pushpin Map:USA Illinois#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Illinois
Pushpin Label:AAA
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:3/21
R1-Length-F:3,999
R1-Length-M:1,219
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:14/32
R2-Length-F:3,003
R2-Length-M:915
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:7,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:13
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Utc:-6
Utcs:-5

Logan County Airport is a public use airport located 2.2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Lincoln, a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Logan County Board. The airport is also the site of the National Weather Service Central Illinois (Central Illinois Forecast Office).

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned AAA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned AAA to Anaa Airport in Anaa, French Polynesia[3]).

The airport is home to the Heritage in Flight Museum, which focuses on preserving military displays. The airport is located in an authentic WWII barracks relocated from Camp Ellis.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Logan County Airport covers an area of 218acres at an elevation of 597 feet (182 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 3/21 with an asphalt pavement measuring 3,999 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m) and 14/32 with a turf surface measuring 3,003 x 135 ft (915 x 41 m).

The airport has an FBO offering food and restrooms.[5]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2019, the airport had 7,000 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 80% general aviation, 19% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 13 single-engine and 1 multi-engine airplane.[6]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. , effective 2009-05-07.
  2. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KAAA Great Circle Mapper: KAAA - Lincoln, Illinois (Logan County Airport)
  3. http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=AAA Aviation Safety Network: AAA / NTGA - Anaa Airport, French Polynesia
  4. Web site: Heritage In Flight Museum . 2024-02-18 . destinationlogancountyil.com.
  5. Web site: Logan County FBO. 2022-09-25. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).
  6. Web site: AirNav: KAAA – Logan County Airport. 2022-09-25. AirNav.com.
  7. Web site: 2018-07-11 . Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing On I-55 Near Lincoln . 2024-02-18 . WGLT . en.
  8. Web site: Accident Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six N56793, . 2024-02-18 . Aviation Safety Network . Flight Safety Foundation.
  9. Web site: Hurtig . Sheridan . Lisitza . Sean . 2023-03-30 . More information released after small plane crashes in Lincoln . 2024-02-18 . CIProud.com . en-US.

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