Abernathy Field
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Pulaski & Giles County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pulaski, Tennessee | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 685 ft / 209 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°09′13″N 087°03′25″W / 35.15361°N 87.05694°W | ||||||||||
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Abernathy Field (ICAO: KGZS, FAA LID: GZS) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Pulaski, a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the City of Pulaski and Giles County.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned GZS by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Abernathy Field covers an area of 308 acres (125 ha) at an elevation of 685 feet (209 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 3, 2009, the airport had 8,200 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 jet.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GZS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 5 (PDF, 1.18 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Abernathy Field (ICAO: KGZS, FAA: GZS)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
External links
[edit]- Aerial image as of 1 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Abernathy Field (GZS) at Tennessee DOT airport directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GZS, effective October 3, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GZS
- AirNav airport information for GZS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for GZS