Collegedale Municipal Airport

Collegedale Municipal Airport
Linn Field
IATA: none – ICAO: KFGU – FAA LID: FGU
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Collegedale
Serves Collegedale, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL 860 ft / 262 m
Coordinates 35°02′35″N 085°01′19″W / 35.04306°N 85.02194°W / 35.04306; -85.02194Coordinates: 35°02′35″N 085°01′19″W / 35.04306°N 85.02194°W / 35.04306; -85.02194
Website CollegedaleTN.gov/...
Map
FGU

Location of airport in Tennessee

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,003 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 14,500
Based aircraft 101

Collegedale Municipal Airport (ICAO: KFGU, FAA LID: FGU, formerly 3M3) is a city owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of the Collegedale, a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.[1]

Collegedale Municipal is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the state of Tennessee with an average of 120 aircraft stationed there. It won the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission's "Airport of the Year" award in 2003. The airport does not provide scheduled commercial service. However, charter service is provided by Aviation Specialists, Inc., a private company located at the airport, that offers flight instruction and a banner towing operation.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FGU by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned FGU to Fangatau in French Polynesia).[3][4]

History

Begun as a flying club in 1965 by pilot and mechanic John Linn and Ellsworth McKee—son of the founders of the McKee Foods Corporation, the Collegedale Airport was originally a 1,200-foot (370 m) grass strip on a farm. It was purchased by pilot-entrepreneur Aubrey Kinzer in 1969 and turned into a commercial venture with a flight school, rental aircraft, and aircraft maintenance. In 1972, the City of Collegedale obtained the property, and over the years the asphalt paved runway has been extended to 4,700 feet (1400 m) from its nominal 3,500-foot (1150 m) length and widened to 75 feet (23 m) with a parallel taxiway. In 1995, the airport was rededicated and renamed Linn Field in honor of John Linn. Renovations and additions to the terminal, lobby, and Fixed Base Operations (FBO) office were completed in 2003.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Collegedale Municipal Airport covers an area of 145 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 860 feet (262 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,003 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2011, the airport had 14,500 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 101 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 2% helicopter, and 2% ultralight.[1]

The airport offers rental and maintenance services and is open every day from 8:30 a.m. until dark, except for a half day on Christmas.

Nearby airports with instrument approach procedures include:[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for FGU (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Collegedale Municipal Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KFGU, FAA: FGU)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (FGU: Fangatau)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Fangatau Airport, French Polynesia (IATA: FGU, ICAO: NTGB)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Collegedale Municipal Airport: Brief History". City of Collegedale, Tennessee. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007.
  6. ↑ "KFGU – Collegedale Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.

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