Horace Williams Airport
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| Horace Williams Airport | |||
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| IATA: IGX – ICAO: KIGX – FAA: IGX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public / General aviation | ||
| Owner/Operator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | ||
| Serves | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Orange County and surrounding area. | ||
| Location | Chapel Hill | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 512 ft / 156.1 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9L/27R | 4,005 | 1,221 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Scheduled boardings | 0 | ||
| Unscheduled boardings | 21 | ||
| Total boardings | 21 | ||
| Statistics from FAA.[1] | |||
Horace Williams Airport (IATA: IGX, ICAO: KIGX, FAA LID: IGX) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of Chapel Hill, a city in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The airport is owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and named for Prof. Horace Williams, Chair of Mental and Moral Science (Philosophy) at the University during the first half the twentieth century.[2] It is mostly used for general aviation with a small amount of air taxi service and military usage.[3] The airport is also the home of the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers' medical air operations.[4]
[edit] Closure Plans
The university plans to close the airport to make room for construction of Carolina North,[5] a planned major long-term expansion of the university.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ Calendar Year 2006 Enplanements at U.S. Airports (PDF). Accessed June 3, 2008.
- ^ Horace Williams. Accessed June 3, 2008.</
- ^ AirNav: KIGX - Horace Williams Airport. Accessed May 25, 2008.
- ^ NC AHEC Medical Air Operations. Accessed May 25, 2008.
- ^ Carolina North. Accessed May 25, 2008.
- ^ UNC announces plans to close Horace Williams Airport. Accessed May 25, 2008.
- ^ UNC Gets OK to Close Horace Williams Airport. Accessed May 25, 2008.
[edit] External Links
- Horace Williams Airport
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Horace Williams Airport Operations Policy
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