Crisp County–Cordele Airport

Crisp County–Cordele Airport
Cordele Army Airfield

2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Crisp County
Serves Cordele, Georgia
Elevation AMSL 310 ft / 94 m
Coordinates 31°59′20″N 083°46′26″W / 31.98889°N 83.77389°W / 31.98889; -83.77389Coordinates: 31°59′20″N 083°46′26″W / 31.98889°N 83.77389°W / 31.98889; -83.77389
Map
KCKF

Location of airport in Georgia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
5/23 5,006 1,526 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 22,000
Based aircraft 16

Crisp County–Cordele Airport (ICAO: KCKF, FAA LID: CKF) is a county owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Cordele, a city in Crisp County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] The airport does not have scheduled commercial airline service.

History

Opened to the public in March 1943, during World War II, the airport was requisitioned by the United States Army Air Force, and was known as Cordele Army Airfield. It was also known as Turner AAF Auxiliary Airfield No. 7. The airfield supported the AAF Advanced Pilot School (Twin-Engine) school at Turner Army Airfield.

It was closed in mid-1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus, it was turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945 and eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) to become a civil airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Crisp County–Cordele Airport covers an area of 619 acres (251 ha) at an elevation of 310 feet (94 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 10/28 is 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m) and 5/23 is 5,006 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 10, 2010, the airport had 22,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 60 per day. At that time there were 16 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine and 6% helicopter.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for CKF (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. External link in |work= (help)

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