Triangle North Executive Airport

Triangle North Executive Airport[2] (IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA LID: LHZ) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. It is located five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district of Louisburg, North Carolina.[1]

Triangle North Executive Airport
(Franklin County Airport)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFranklin County
ServesLouisburg, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL369 ft / 112 m
Coordinates36°01′24″N 078°19′49″W / 36.02333°N 78.33028°W / 36.02333; -78.33028
Websitehttps://www.franklincountync.gov/county_services/airport/index.php
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,498 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations62,800
Based aircraft65

It was known as the Franklin County Regional Airport until November 2008, when the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County approved the new name.[3] As of February 2010, Federal Aviation Administration records give the airport's name as Franklin County Airport.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LHZ by the FAA[1] and LFN by the IATA.[4] The airport's ICAO identifier is KLHZ.[4]

Facilities and aircraft edit

The airport covers an area of 388 acres (157 ha) at an elevation of 369 feet (112 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,498 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 62,800 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 2% jet and 9% helicopter.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for LHZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Triangle North Executive Airport (LHZ)". Franklin County, NC. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Minutes: Board of Commissioners Meeting on November 3, 2008" (PDF). Franklin County. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Franklin County Airport (IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA: LHZ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

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