Franklin County Airport (Tennessee)

Franklin County Airport
IATA: UOS – ICAO: KUOS – FAA LID: UOS
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Franklin County
Location Sewanee, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL 1,953 ft / 595 m
Coordinates 35°12′19″N 085°53′53″W / 35.20528°N 85.89806°W / 35.20528; -85.89806
Map
UOS

Location of airport in Tennessee

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 3,700 1,128 Asphalt
Statistics (1999)
Aircraft operations 3,500

Franklin County Airport (IATA: UOS, ICAO: KUOS, FAA LID: UOS) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Sewanee, a census-designated place in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by Franklin County.[1]

It is a general aviation airport located atop the Cumberland Plateau. The location is commonly referred to as Monteagle Mountain since it is near one of the most notoriously hazardous stretches of Interstate highway in the United States where Interstate 24 crosses the plateau. The ICAO designation "KUOS" resulted from its proximity to the University of the South. Although the airport is named "Franklin County", it is referred to as "Sewanee" over the radio on Unicom 122.8.

History

Franklin County was the home airport of late aviation legend Bill Kershner. He was one of the world's leading experts on spins and spin recovery and was known as the Spin Doctor in the aviation community.

Facilities and aircraft

Franklin County Airport covers an area of 70 acres (28 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway designated 6/24 which measures 3,700 x 50 feet (1,128 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending November 29, 1999, the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, 100% of which were general aviation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for UOS (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05

External links

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