Pickens County Airport (Georgia)

Pickens County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KJZP – FAA LID: JZP
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Pickens County
Serves Jasper, Georgia
Elevation AMSL 1,535 ft / 468 m
Coordinates 34°27′12″N 084°27′26″W / 34.45333°N 84.45722°W / 34.45333; -84.45722
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 15,000
Based aircraft 55

Pickens County Airport (ICAO: KJZP, FAA LID: JZP) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. It is located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Jasper, Georgia.[1] As per the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JZP by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Pickens County Airport covers an area of 137 acres (55 ha) at an elevation of 1,535 feet (468 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 26, 2009, the airport had 15,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day. At that time there were 55 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 4% helicopter and 13% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for JZP (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
  2. ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
  3. ↑ KJZP - Pickens County Airport - Jasper, Georgia. Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 23 Feb 2010.
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