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Falcon Field (Peachtree City, Georgia)

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Coordinates: 33°21′26″N 084°34′19″W / 33.35722, -84.57194

Peachtree City Airport
Falcon Field
IATA: noneICAO: KFFC – FAA: FFC
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Peachtree City Airport Authority
Serves Atlanta, Georgia
Location Peachtree City, Georgia
Elevation AMSL 808 ft / 246 m
Website www.kffc.org
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,219 1,591 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 52,592
Based aircraft 184
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
For other airports with this name, see Falcon Field.

Falcon Field (FAA LID: KFFCTC LID: FFC), also known as Peachtree City Airport or Peachtree City - Falcon Field Airport, is a small municipal airport in Peachtree City, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Peachtree City Airport Authority. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of the central business district of Atlanta[1], it is the location for the National Weather Service's Atlanta forecast office, which serves almost all of northern and central Georgia. 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.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Peachtree City-Falcon Field covers an area of 328 acres (133 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (13/31) measuring 5,219 x 100 ft. (1,591 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending February 15, 2005, the airport had 52,592 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. There are 184 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single engine, 19% multi-engine, 2% helicopters and 1% jet aircraft.[1] Falcon Air Services, Inc. is located mid-field and is home to Falcon Aviation Academy, Falcon Air Charters, and Falcon Aviation Maintenance.

  • Falcon Aviation Academy is a premier flight center comprised of a fleet of over thirty Diamond aircraft, including the DA-20 Eclipse, DA-40 Star, and DA-42 Twin Star. The Academy is poised at the leading edge of advanced avionics technology with aircraft equipped with Garmin G-1000 avionics. Multiple training programs are available from Private Pilot through Certified Flight Instructor with an opportunity for employment upon program completion.
  • Falcon Air Charters services most destinations in the eastern United States.
  • Falcon Aviation Maintenance is a certified Diamond Aircraft Service Center offering years of experience on all categories of aircraft. Falcon Aviation Maintenance offers a full staff of Airframe and Powerplant mechanics.
  • Falcon Air Services, Inc. is also available at Athens, GA (AHN), Peachtree-Dekalb, GA (PDK), and Newnan, GA (CCO).

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for FFC (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KFFC - Atlanta, Georgia (Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field)

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