Franklin County Airport (North Carolina)
Encyclopedia
Triangle North Executive Airport 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
.
It was known as the Franklin County Regional Airport until November 2008, when the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County approved the new name.. As of February 2010, Federal Aviation Administration
records give the airport's name as Franklin County Airport.
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 and LFN by the IATA. The airport's ICAO
identifier is KLHZ.
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).
For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 62,800 aircraft operations, an average of 172 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
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Franklin County
Franklin County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 47,260 people, 17,843 households, and 12,882 families residing in the county. The population density was 96 people per square mile . There were 20,364 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisburg is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,111. It is the county seat of Franklin County...
.
It was known as the Franklin County Regional Airport until November 2008, when the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County approved the new name.. As of February 2010, Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
records give the airport's name as Franklin County Airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned LHZ by the FAA and LFN by the IATA. The airport's ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
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identifier is KLHZ.
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 388 acres (157 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 369 feet (112 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 5/23 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 5,498 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 62,800 aircraft operations, an average of 172 per day: 96% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 4% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 6% multi-engine, 2% jet
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
and 9% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
.
External links
at North Carolina DOT Airport Directory- Aerial photo as of 28 February 1999 from USGS The National Map