| Paulding County Regional Airport Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: KPUJ – FAA LID: PUJ | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Paulding County Board of Commissioners | ||
| Serves | Dallas, Georgia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,289 ft / 393 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 5,505 | 1,678 | grooved concrete |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Paulding County Regional Airport[1] (ICAO: KPUJ, FAA LID: PUJ), also known as Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport,[2] is a county-owned public-use airport in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. It is located six nautical miles (11 km) west of the central business district of Dallas, Georgia.[1]
It is a new regional airport located along Rockmart Highway (U.S. Route 278). Using 95% federal (FAA) money and 5% state, construction was completed in late 2008, and the ribbon-cutting made the opening official on November 14. It is the ninth local airport in metro Atlanta, and the first new jet-capable airport in Georgia since 1975.
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned PUJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned PUJ to Punta Cana International Airport in the Dominican Republic[4]).
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In 1975, in anticipation of a second international airport, the city of Atlanta purchased 10,165 acres (41.14 km2) of land in Paulding for $925 per acre.[5] In early 2007 the county purchased 162 acres (0.7 km2) of the property for the new general aviation airport; however, Atlanta's second airport could still be built on the remaining property.[5] Still, Paulding County is unserved by either rapid transit or freeways.
The airport covers an area of 164 acres (66 ha) at an elevation of 1,289 feet (393 m) above mean sea level.[1] It has one southeast/northwest runway (13/31), 5,505 feet (1,678 m) in usable length and 100 feet (30 m) wide.[1] Made of concrete, it is capable of landing aircraft up to 50,000 pounds (22,680 kg) for single-wheel landing gear, and 90,000 pounds (40,823 kg) for dual-wheel.
A new, 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) terminal building was opened in May 2010, along with the airport's new FBO, Paulding Jet Center. The airport also has an AWOS weather station, a rotating beacon, and pilot-activated runway lighting. The runway elevation averages 1,286 feet (392 m) AMSL, ±3 feet (±1m). PUJ offers an ILS and GPS approach on Runway 31.
For more information on PUJ's unique facilities and capabilities, visit http://www.pauldingairport.com/facilities.
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