| Genesee County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KGVQ – FAA LID: GVQ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Genesee County | ||
| Operator | Genesee County Highway Department | ||
| Serves | Batavia, New York | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 914 ft / 279 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 5,500 | 1,676 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 40,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 48 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Genesee County Airport (ICAO: KGVQ, FAA LID: GVQ, formerly 3G8) is a county-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Batavia, a city in Genesee County, New York, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a reliever airport.[2]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned GVQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
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Genesee County Airport covers an area of 326 acres (132 ha) at an elevation of 914 feet (279 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 18, 2009, the airport had 40,000 aircraft operations, an average of 109 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 6% jet and 4% helicopter.[1]
Nearby airports with instrument approach procedures:[4]