Waycross-Ware County Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Waycross-Ware County Airport


IATA = AYS
ICAO = KAYS
FAA = AYS
type = Public
owner = City of Waycross & Ware County
operator =
city-served = Waycross, Georgia
location =
elevation-f = 142
elevation-m = 43
website = [http://warecounty.com/airport.asp warecounty.com/airport.asp]
r1-number = 18/36
r1-length-f = 6,000
r1-length-m = 1,829
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 5/23
r2-length-f = 5,035
r2-length-m = 1,535
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 13/31
r3-length-f = 3,528
r3-length-m = 1,075
r3-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 18,000
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 49
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=AYS|use=PU|own=PU|site=04095.*A, effective 2007-10-25]

Waycross-Ware County Airport airport codes|AYS|KAYS|AYS is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Waycross, a city in Ware County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the City of Waycross and Ware County.

History

Waycross-Ware County Airport was established in the 1930s as a sod landing field. The United States Government acquired the airport sometime in 1941 with the construction of runways late 1941 early 1942. This became, Waycross Army Airfield (WAAF), United States Army Air Corp. It was a training base for fighter pilots. Type of aircraft used were P-39's, P-40's, A-36's, P-51's. Waycross Army Airfield was declared surplus on November 9, 1946. On July 1, 1947, Waycross-Ware County acquired it for general aviation purposes.

Eastern Airlines and later AirSouth were regular scheduled air-carriers that once served this airport. Currently, there is no scheduled air service in operation. General aviation and corporate aircraft are now the main users of this airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Waycross-Ware County Airport covers an area of 1,051 acres (425 ha) and contains three asphalt paved runways. Runway 18/36 is 6,000 x convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on, with low to high intensity lighting (18 has an ILS approach and 36 has a GPS approach). Runway 5/23 is 5,035 x convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on. Runway 13/31 is 3,528 x convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on.

For the 12-month period ending May 29, 2007, the airport had 18,000 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. There are 49 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 4% ultralight and 2% helicopter.

Passenger Service:
*DayJet (nonstop service to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery with more nonstop cities being added)

References

External links

* [http://www.warecounty.com/airport.asp Waycross-Ware County Airport] at Ware County web site
*WikiMapia|31.2491|-82.3955|15|Aerial photo
*US-airport-ga|AYS