Foley Municipal Airport
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Foley Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 5R4) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) northwest of the central business district of Foley, a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.[1]
This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015[2] and 2009–2013,[3] both of which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Foley Municipal Airport was opened to the public on February, 1967[4] replacing the earlier airport to the east of town near the present location of Barin NOLF.
Fixed-base operator
The
Lightning Aviation now offers pilot training to civilians seeking their private, instrument, commercial, and multi-engine certificates and ratings.
Lightning Aviation operates and maintains a fleet of Cessna and Piper aircraft. They also offer limited maintenance services.
Facilities and aircraft
Foley Municipal Airport covers an area of 104
There are currently 40
For the 12-month period ending November 1, 2017, the airport had 24,700 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine and 14% multi-engine.[1]
See also
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB)" (PDF). 2009–2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]. Federal Aviation Administration. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-06.
- ^ a b "open date".
External links
- Lightning Aviation
- Aerial image as of 16 February 1997 from USGS link broken, replaced with Google Maps link
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 5R4, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 5R4
- AirNav airport information for 5R4
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 5R4