Winchester Municipal Airport

Winchester Municipal Airport (ICAO: KBGF, FAA LID: BGF) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Winchester, a city in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.[1]

For the airport in Virginia formerly known by this name, see Winchester Regional Airport.
Winchester Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Winchester
ServesWinchester, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL979 ft / 298 m
Coordinates35°10′39″N 086°03′58″W
Websitewinchester-airport.com
Map
KBGF
Location of airport in Tennessee
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations5,200
Based aircraft33

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BGF by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned BGF to Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic[3]).

Facilities and aircraft

Winchester Municipal Airport covers an area of 134 acres (54 ha) at an elevation of 979 feet (298 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008, the airport had 5,200 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 92% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 3% military. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 18% multi-engine and 7% jet.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for BGF (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KBGF - Winchester, Tennessee
  3. Great Circle Mapper: BGF / FEFF - Bangui, Central African Republic
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