Florence Regional Airport

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Florence Regional Airport

IATA: FLO – ICAO: KFLO – FAA: FLO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Pee Dee Regional Airport Authority
Serves Florence, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL 146 ft / 45 m
Coordinates 34°11′07″N 079°43′26″W / 34.18528, -79.72389
Website www.FlorenceSCairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,999 1,828 Asphalt
9/27 6,499 1,981 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 31,242
Based aircraft 52
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

Florence Regional Airport (IATA: FLO, ICAO: KFLO, FAA LID: FLO) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Florence, a city in Florence County, South Carolina, United States.[2]

The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by two commercial airlines. There are only two destinations served by Florence Regional, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Flights to these destinations take approximately an hour each.

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[edit] History

The airport began with the purchase of 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land in 1928. During World War II, the military used the site as a training base and added 1,400 additional acres. After the war the property was given back to the City of Florence, and later shared with Florence County.[1]

Operation of the airport was assigned to the Pee Dee Regional Airport Authority in 1999. The authority had nine representatives from the Pee Dee Regional Airport District, which includes the City of Florence, and the counties of Florence, Dillon and Marion.[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Florence Regional Airport covers an area of 1,436 acres (581 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 5,999 x 150 ft (1,828 x 46 m) and 9/27 measuring 6,499 x 150 ft (1,981 x 46 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 31,242 aircraft operations, an average of 85 per day: 77% general aviation, 16% air taxi and 7% military. At that time there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine, 25% multi-engine and 2% jet.[2]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Florence Regional Airport, official site
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for FLO (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20

[edit] External links

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