Greenville Downtown Airport

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Greenville Downtown Airport

IATA: GMU – ICAO: KGMU – FAA: GMU
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Greenville Airport Commission
Serves		Greenville, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL		1,048 ft / 319 m
Coordinates		34°50′53″N 082°21′00″W / 34.84806, -82.35
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
1/19	5,393	1,644	Asphalt
10/28	3,998	1,219	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
H1	50	15	Concrete
H2	50	15	Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			76,260
Based aircraft			250
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Greenville Downtown Airport (IATA: GMU, ICAO: KGMU, FAA LID: GMU) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Greenville, a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Greenville Airport Commission.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Greenville Downtown Airport covers an area of 385 acres (156 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 5,393 x 100 ft. (1,644 x 30 m) and 10/28 measuring 3,998 x 80 ft. (1,219 x 24 m). It also had two helipads, each with a 50 x 50 ft. (15 x 15 m) concrete surface.^[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 28, 2007, the airport had 76,260 aircraft operations, an average of 208 per day: 63% general aviation, 33% air taxi and 4% military. At that time there were 250 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 6% jet and 2% helicopter.^[1]