Falcon Field (Peachtree City, Georgia)

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Coordinates: 33°21′26″N 084°34′19″W / 33.35722, -84.57194

Peachtree City Airport Falcon Field
IATA: none – ICAO: KFFC – FAA: FFC
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Peachtree City Airport Authority
Serves		Atlanta, Georgia
Location		Peachtree City, Georgia
Elevation AMSL		808 ft / 246 m
Website		www.kffc.org
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
13/31	5,219	1,591	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			52,592
Based aircraft			184
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

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^[1], 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.^[2]

[edit] 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.^[1]

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 premier flight center comprised of a fleet of over thirty Diamond aircraft, including the DA-20 Eclipse, DA-40 Star, and DA-42 Twin Star. The Academy is poised at the leading edge of advanced avionics technology with 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.