Athens-Ben Epps Airport

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Athens-Ben Epps Airport
IATA: AHN - ICAO: KAHN
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Clarke County
Serves Athens, Georgia
Elevation AMSL 808 ft (246.3 m)
Coordinates 33°56′55″N, 83°19′35″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
9/27 5,522 1,683 Asphalt

Athens-Ben Epps Airport (IATA: AHNICAO: KAHNFAA LID: AHN) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Athens, a city in Clarke County, Georgia, USA. The airport covers 425 acres and has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

The airport is named after Ben T. Epps Sr., the first aviatior in the state of Georgia, who opened the airport in 1917.

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