Barwick–LaFayette Airport

Barwick–LaFayette Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of LaFayette
ServesLaFayette, Georgia
Elevation AMSL777 ft / 237 m
Coordinates34°41′19″N 085°17′25″W / 34.68861°N 85.29028°W / 34.68861; -85.29028
WebsiteCityOfLaFayetteGA.org/...
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 5,350 1,631 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations6,750
Based aircraft46
Sources: FAA[1] and city website[2]

Barwick–LaFayette Airport[2] (FAA LID: 9A5) is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) south of the central business district of LaFayette, a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Original construction of the airport was funded by ET Barwick Mills, a major carpet manufacturer of the 1960s and 1970s which operated facilities in and around LaFayette.

Facilities and aircraft

Barwick–LaFayette Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8 ha) at an elevation of 777 feet (237 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,350 by 75 feet (1,631 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 3, 2011, the airport had 6,750 aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day: 98.5% general aviation and 1.5% military. At that time there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, and 2% ultralight.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9A5 – BARWICK LAFAYETTE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Barwick–LaFayette Airport". City of LaFayette, Georgia. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.