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Peachtree City - Falcon Field Airport |
Coordinates: 33°21′26″N 084°34′19″W / 33.35722°N 84.57194°W / 33.35722; -84.57194
- For other airports with this name, see Falcon Field.
Falcon Field (FAA LID: KFFC, TC LID: FFC), also known as Peachtree City Airport or Peachtree City - Falcon Field Airport, is a small municipal airport in Peachtree City, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Peachtree City Airport Authority. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of the central business district of Atlanta, it is the location for the National Weather Service's Atlanta forecast office, which serves almost all of northern and central Georgia.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Falcon Field is assigned FFC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Peachtree City-Falcon Field covers an area of 328 acres (133 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (13/31) measuring 5,219 x 100 ft (1,591 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending February 15, 2005, the airport had 52,592 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. There are 184 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single engine, 19% multi-engine, 2% helicopters and 1% jet aircraft. Businesses located on-field include:
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., a large distributor of everything from hardware to pilot supplies, is located adjacent to the Falcon Field airport in a 64,000 sq ft (5,900 m) facility. Moving to this new location in 2003, they previously resided in Griffin, GA. Though mostly a mail-order business, they also operate a retail store within this facility.
Gardner Aviation provides avionics and instrument sales, installation and repair, aviation maintenance, as well as Phase A,B, & C inspections of aircraft., located at the South side of the airfield. They re-located to Falcon Field from the Griffin Spalding Airport in 2003. Gardner Aviation is a privately owned company.
Georgia Aircraft Interiors provides custom aircraft interiors for a wide spectrum of aircraft.
Falcon Air Services, Inc. is located mid-field and is home to Falcon Aviation Academy, Falcon Air Charters, and Falcon Aviation Maintenance.
- Falcon Aviation Academy is a flight center with a fleet of over thirty Diamond aircraft, including the DA-20 Eclipse, DA-40 Star, and DA-42 Twin Star. The Academy includes aircraft equipped with Garmin G-1000 avionics. Multiple training programs are available from Private Pilot through Certified Flight Instructor with an opportunity for employment upon program completion.
- Falcon Air Charters services most destinations in the eastern United States.
- Falcon Aviation Maintenance is a certified Diamond Aircraft Service Center offering years of experience on all categories of aircraft. Falcon Aviation Maintenance offers a full staff of Airframe and Powerplant mechanics.
Affordable Charters of Excellence is located on-field and provides Part 135/Air Charter service anywhere in the continental US.
The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing owns a hanger on the north side of the airport, where it bases several WWII-vintage aircraft. The Dixie Wing is also responsible for The Great Georgia Airshow that is put on every year.
- Priority Jet provides jet charter and travel accomodations worldwide through a network of aircraft served by more than 6000 general aviation airports in North America alone. Corporate Jet, LLC d.b.a. Priority Jet, LLC is a FAR Part 135 on-demand air carrier: Certificate # YCOA444K and Priority Jet Maintenance, LLC is a FAR Part 145 Repair Station: Certificate # 1PJR531B. Priority Jet offers management opportunities to owners of aircraft to offset expenses while earning revenue in a booming charter market. See the Priority Jet Difference: Charter, Management, and Maintenance.
Falcon Field is also home to the annual Great Georgia Airshow [1], which has stunning acrobatics and high speed passes that will keep you entertained for the whole time you are there.
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Location
& QuickFacts
FAA
Information Effective: |
2007-07-05 |
Airport
Identifier: |
FFC |
Airport
Status: |
Operational |
Longitude/Latitude: |
084-34-18.6000W/33-21-26.1000N
-84.571833/33.357250 (Estimated) |
Elevation: |
808 ft / 246.28 m (Surveyed) |
Land: |
328 acres |
From
nearest city: |
25 nautical miles SW of Atlanta, GA |
Location: |
Fayette County, GA |
Magnetic Variation: |
02W (1985) |
Owner
& Manager
Ownership: |
Publicly
owned |
Owner: |
Peachtree City Arpt Auth |
Address: |
7 Falcon Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269 |
Phone
number: |
770-487-2225 |
Manager: |
John Crosby |
Address: |
7 Falcon Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269 |
Phone number: |
770-487-2225 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport
Use: |
Open
to public |
Wind
indicator: |
Yes |
Segmented Circle: |
Yes |
Control
Tower: |
No |
Lighting
Schedule: |
DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST
& ACTVT AFTER 2200 - CTAF. ACTVT
ODALS RY 31, PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND REIL RY 13 - CTAF. |
Beacon
Color: |
Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
Landing
fee charge: |
No |
Sectional chart: |
Atlanta |
Region: |
ASO - Southern |
Boundary
ARTCC: |
ZTL - Atlanta |
Tie-in
FSS: |
MCN - Macon |
FSS
on Airport: |
No |
FSS
Toll Free: |
1-800-WX-BRIEF |
NOTAMs
Facility: |
FFC (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
Federal Agreements: |
NGY |
Airport Communications
CTAF: |
123.050 |
Unicom: |
123.050
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Airport
Services
Fuel
available: |
100LLA1+ |
Airframe
Repair: |
MINOR |
Power
Plant Repair: |
MAJOR |
Bottled
Oxygen: |
NONE |
Bulk
Oxygen: |
LOW |
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Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimension: |
5219
x 100 ft / 1590.8 x 30.5 m |
Surface: |
ASPH, Fair Condition |
Weight
Limit: |
Single wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 60000 lbs. |
Edge
Lights: |
Medium |
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Runway 13 |
Runway 31 |
Longitude: |
084-34-42.7587W |
084-33-54.3667W |
Latitude: |
33-21-42.0351N |
33-21-10.1497N |
Elevation: |
797.00 ft |
809.00 ft |
Alignment: |
127 |
127 |
ILS
Type: |
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LOC/DME |
Traffic
Pattern: |
Right |
Left |
Markings: |
Non-precision instrument, Fair Condition |
Non-precision instrument, Fair Condition |
VASI: |
4-light PAPI on left side |
4-light PAPI on left side |
Visual
Glide Angle: |
3.00° |
3.00° |
Approach
lights: |
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ODALS |
Runway
End Identifier: |
Yes |
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Obstruction: |
32 ft trees, 680.0 ft from runway, 300 ft right
of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
50 ft trees, 200.0 ft from runway, 500 ft left
of centerline
RWY 31 +50 FT TREES; 0 FT FROM RWY END; 500 FT R OF CNTRNLN. |
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Radio Navigation
Aids
ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
FF |
NDB |
Pecat |
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316.00 |
02W |
5.5 nm |
EQQ |
NDB |
Coweta County |
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234.00 |
03W |
9.3 nm |
JHH |
NDB |
Griffin |
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412.00 |
04W |
20.2 nm |
BR |
NDB |
Redan |
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266.00 |
02W |
21.7 nm |
FT |
NDB |
Flanc |
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344.00 |
02W |
24.6 nm |
GPQ |
NDB |
Carrollton |
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278.00 |
02W |
30.7 nm |
OP |
NDB |
Yates |
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339.00 |
03W |
32.7 nm |
PIM |
NDB |
Pine Mountain |
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272.00 |
03W |
34.4 nm |
VOF |
NDB |
Alcovy |
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370.00 |
03W |
42.8 nm |
JNM |
NDB |
Monroe |
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392.00 |
03W |
48.1 nm |
DOB |
TACAN |
Dobbins |
077X |
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01W |
33.7 nm |
PDK |
VOR/DME |
Peachtree |
113X |
116.60 |
02W |
34.0 nm |
ATL |
VORTAC |
Atlanta |
116X |
116.90 |
00W |
17.7 nm |
LGC |
VORTAC |
Lagrange |
103X |
115.60 |
01E |
36.9 nm |
CSG |
VORTAC |
Columbus |
118X |
117.10 |
01E |
49.9 nm |
ATL |
VOT |
Atlanta Muni |
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111.00 |
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19.5 nm |
Remarks
- DEER
ON AND INVOF OF ARPT.
Based
Aircraft
Aircraft
based on field: |
184 |
Single
Engine Airplanes: |
143 |
Multi
Engine Airplanes: |
35 |
Jet Engine
Airplanes: |
2 |
Helicopters: |
4 |
Operational Statistics
Time Period: 2004-02-17
- 2005-02-15
Aircraft
Operations: |
145/Day |
General
Aviation Local: |
45.1% |
General
Aviation Itinerant: |
53.9% |
Military: |
1.0% |
Peachtree City-falcon Field Airport
Address:
Fayette County, GA
Tel:
770-487-2225
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and information placed above are from
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We
thank them for the data!
General
Info |
Country |
United
States |
State |
GEORGIA
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FAA ID |
FFC
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Latitude |
33-21-26.100N
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Longitude |
084-34-18.600W
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Elevation |
808 feet
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Near City |
ATLANTA
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