Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Athens-Ben Epps Airport


IATA = AHN
ICAO = KAHN
FAA = AHN
type = Public
owner = Clarke County
operator =
city-served = Athens, Georgia
location =
elevation-f = 808
elevation-m = 246
coordinates = coord|33|56|55|N|083|19|35|W|region:US_type:airport_scale:10000
website = [http://www.athensairport.net/ www.AthensAirport.net]
r1-number = 9/27
r1-length-f = 5,522
r1-length-m = 1,683
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 2/20
r2-length-f = 4,000
r2-length-m = 1,219
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 53,357
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 126
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=AHN|use=PU|own=PU|site=03637.*A, effective 2008-04-10]

Athens-Ben Epps Airport airport codes|AHN|KAHN|AHN is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Athens, in Clarke County, Georgia, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation. The airport is named after Ben T. Epps Sr., the first aviator in the state of Georgia, who opened the airport in 1917.

Until May 23, 2008, the airport was served by twice-daily flights to Charlotte on Air Midwest operating as US Airways Express. [" [http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/051508/news_20080515050.shtml Flights will end in week] ", "Athens Banner-Herald", May 14, 2008.]

Service to Atlanta on Pacific Wings was approved by the Department of Transportation on May 30, 2008, with the beginning date still unknown. [" [http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/053108/news_20080531048.shtml Airport lands its carrier] ", "Athens Banner-Herald", May 31, 2008.]

Facilities and aircraft

Athens-Ben Epps Airport covers an area of 425 acres (172 ha) at an elevation of 808 feet (246 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 5,522 by 100 feet (1,683 x 30 m) and 2/20 measuring 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 53,357 aircraft operations, an average of 146 per day: 90% general aviation, 6% military, 3% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 126 aircraft based at this airport: 56% single-engine, 29% multi-engine, 13% jet and 2% helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

cheduled passenger service

* Georgia Skies (Atlanta) [cite news | url=http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/09/25/flights_to_athens.html | title=New airline to offer Atlanta-Athens flights | first=Kelly | last=Yamanouchi | work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | date=2008-09-25 | accessdate=2008-09-25]

References

External links

* [http://www.athensairport.net/ Athens-Ben Epps Airport] , official web site
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