Georgetown Scott County Airport , also known as Marshall Field, is a public use airport

Airport

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 located six nautical miles (11 km) east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Georgetown

Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...

, a city in Scott County

Scott County, Kentucky

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 47,173 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Georgetown.Scott County is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

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, United States

United States

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. This airport is owned by the Georgetown Scott County Airport Corp. It is also known as Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Georgetown Scott County Airport covers an area of 285 acres (115.3 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 947 feet (289 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

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 designated 3/21 which measures 5,498 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 9, 2007, the airport had 24,850 aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day: 92% general aviation

General aviation

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, 6% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and 2% military

Military aviation

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. At that time there were 80 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 16% multi-engine, 3% jet

Jet aircraft

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 and 10% helicopter

Helicopter

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External links

• Aerial photo as of 18 April 1993 from USGS The National Map