Perry County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport

Airport

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 located three nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (6 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Linden

Linden, Tennessee

Linden is a town in and the county seat of Perry County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,015 at the 2000 census. Linden was officially incorporated in 1850.Linden is served by Perry County Airport, located 3.5 miles to the southwest....

, a town in Perry County, Tennessee

Tennessee

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, United States

United States

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. M15 is located on the Atlanta sectional chart

Sectional Chart

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Facilities and aircraft

Perry County Airport covers an area of 65 acres (26.3 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 740 feet (226 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 18/36 with a 3,600 by 75 ft (1,097 x 23 m) asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface. For the 12-month period ending June 6, 2008, the airport had 2,195 aircraft operations, an average of 183 per month: 78% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 22% military

Military aviation

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The airport is unattended and does not have fuel services. It is included under the Jackson FSS

Flight service station

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. Although it has pilot controlled runway lighting

Pilot Controlled Lighting

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 and PAPI

Precision Approach Path Indicator

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 on both runways, it is open during daylight hours only. NOTAM

NOTAM

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s are filed with McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Jackson, a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the City of Jackson & Madison County. The airport is mostly used for general aviation...

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