Athens-Ben Epps Airport

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Athens-Ben Epps Airport
IATA: AHN – ICAO: KAHN
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Clarke County
Location Athens, Georgia
Elevation AMSL 808 ft / 246.3 m
Coordinates 33°56′55″N 83°19′35″W / 33.94861, -83.32639
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: AHN, ICAO: KAHN, FAA 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 (172 ha) and has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation.

Until May 23, 2008, the airport was served by twice-daily flights to Charlotte on Air Midwest operating as US Airways Express.[1]

Service to Atlanta on Pacific Wings was approved by the Department of Transportation on May 30, 2008, with the beginning date still unknown.[2]

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

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Flights will end in week", Athens Banner-Herald, May 14, 2008.
  2. ^ "Airport lands its carrier", Athens Banner-Herald, May 31, 2008.

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