| Malcolm McKinnon Airport McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport |
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| IATA: SSI – ICAO: KSSI – FAA LID: SSI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Glynn County | ||
| Serves | Brunswick, Georgia | ||
| Location | St. Simons Island | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 5,800 | 1,768 | Asphalt |
| 16/34 | 3,313 | 1,010 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 47,750 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Malcolm McKinnon Airport (IATA: SSI, ICAO: KSSI, FAA LID: SSI) is a county-owned public-use airport located five miles (8 km) east of the central business district of Brunswick, a city in Glynn County, Georgia, United States.[1]
Located on St. Simons Island, it is also known McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport. It was named for Malcom B. McKinnon, chairman of the County Commission when construction started in 1935. The airport opened on May 28, 1938, seven months after his death.[2]
Malcolm McKinnon Airport covers an area of 320 acres (130 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 measuring 5,800 x 100 ft (1,768 x 30 m) and 16/34 measuring 3,313 x 75 ft (1,010 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 7, 2007, the airport had 47,750 aircraft operations, an average of 130 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military.[1]