H. L. "Sonny" Callahan Airport

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Coordinates: 30°27′38″N 087°52′37″W / 30.46056, -87.87694

H. L. "Sonny" Callahan Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 4R4
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Fairhope
Location Fairhope, Alabama
Elevation AMSL 95 ft / 29 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 6,604 2,013 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 46,800
Based aircraft 38
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

H. L. "Sonny" Callahan Airport (FAA LID: 4R4) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Fairhope, in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Traffic at the airport is primarily corporate and private. Scheduled service for this region is provided by Mobile Regional Airport and Pensacola Regional Airport.

In March, 2007, the city of Fairhope turned over control of the airport to the airport authority and loaned the authority $8.8 million for improvements. The authority expects to use the money to build new hangers and a new terminal.[2]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

H. L. "Sonny" Callahan Airport covers an area of 144 acres (58 ha) which contains one paved runway (1/19) measuring 6,604 x 100 ft. (2,013 x 30 m).[1]

There is a small FBO on the field. The airport is attended daily, year round from 0600-2000. The field offers two RNAV (GPS) approaches and one VOR DME approach.

For 12-month period ending March 28, 2006, the airport had 46,800 aircraft operations, an average of 128 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. There are 38 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single engine, 21% multi-engine and 8% jet aircraft.[1]

Passenger Service:

  • DayJet (nonstop service to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery with more nonstop cities being added)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for 4R4 (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
  2. ^ Paul Knight, Airport Authority Awarded Millions, Press-Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 16, 2007

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