Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport


IATA = GVL
ICAO = KGVL
FAA = GVL
type = Public
owner = City of Gainesville
operator = Department of Public Works
city-served = Gainesville, Georgia
location =
elevation-f = 1,276
elevation-m = 389
website = [http://www.gainesville.org/citydepartments.publicworks.airport.asp www.gainesville.org/...]
r1-number = 4/22
r1-length-f = 5,500
r1-length-m = 1,676
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 11/29
r2-length-f = 4,001
r2-length-m = 1,220
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 38,800
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 172
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=GVL|use=PU|own=PU|site=03805.*A, effective 2007-10-25]

Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport airport codes|GVL|KGVL|GVL is a city-owned public-use airport located in Gainesville, a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

An untowered airport, Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport is a popular general aviation airport that covers an area of 292 acres (118 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) and 11/29 measuring 4,001 x 100 ft (1,220 x 30 m). There is a grass runway adjacent to runway 29. Owned and managed by the City of Gainesville, Georgia, it is further served by Champion Aviation (fixed based operator), AB Aviation (maintenance and repair) and Lanier Flight Center (flight school, aircraft charter and aircraft rental). Chevron and Shell full service and self-service Jet A and 100LL are available.

For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2007, the airport had 38,800 aircraft operations, an average of 106 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. There are 172 aircraft based at this airport:78% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 2% jet, 2% helicopter and 1% glider.

References

External links

* [http://www.gainesville.org/citydepartments.publicworks.airport.asp Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport] at City of Gainesville web site
*WikiMapia|34.2726|-83.8302|15|Aerial photo
*US-airport-ga|GVL