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Barrow County Airport 
Aerial view, November 2005 IATA: WDR – ICAO: KWDR – FAA LID: WDR Summary Airport type Public Owner Barrow County Airport Authority Serves Barrow County, Georgia Location Winder, Georgia Elevation AMSL 943 ft / 287 m Coordinates 33°58′58″N 083°40′03″W / 33.98278°N 83.6675°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 5,500 1,676 Asphalt 5/23 3,610 1,100 Asphalt Statistics (2009) Aircraft operations 28,400 Based aircraft 88 Source: FAA[1] and airport website[2] Barrow County Airport[1][2] (IATA: WDR, ICAO: KWDR, FAA LID: WDR) is a public use airport in Barrow County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is owned by the Barrow County Airport Authority and located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Winder, Georgia.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.[3]
The airport was previously known as Northeast Georgia Regional Airport and prior to December 2005 it was known as Winder-Barrow Airport.[4] It is home to The Flight School (a Cessna Pilot Center), and the 148th medical company (air ambulance) of the Georgia Army National Guard.
Facilities and aircraft
Barrow County Airport covers an area of 374 acres (151 ha) at an elevation of 943 feet (287 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 3,610 by 100 feet (1,100 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 22, 2009, the airport had 28,400 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 82% general aviation and 18% military. At that time there were 88 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 3% helicopter and 6% military.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Master Record for WDR (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
- ^ a b Barrow County Airport, official site
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ Barrow County Airport: History, official site
External links
- Airport page at Georgia DOT
- Aerial image as of 4 March 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for WDR, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KWDR
- ASN accident history for WDR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KWDR
Categories:- Airports in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Buildings and structures in Barrow County, Georgia
- Transportation in Barrow County, Georgia
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