Richard B. Russell Airport

Coordinates: 34°21′03″N 085°09′31″W / 34.35083°N 85.15861°W / 34.35083; -85.15861
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Richard B. Russell Airport
AMSL
644 ft / 196 m
Coordinates34°21′03″N 085°09′31″W / 34.35083°N 85.15861°W / 34.35083; -85.15861
Websitehttps://russellregionalairport.com/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 6,006 1,831 Asphalt
7/25 4,495 1,370 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations61,000
Based aircraft69

Richard B. Russell Airport[1] (IATA: RMG, ICAO: KRMG, FAA LID: RMG) is a county-owned public-use airport in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. The airport is located six nautical miles (11 km) north of the central business district of Rome, Georgia.[1] It is also known as Richard B. Russell Regional Airport.[2]

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[3]

The Rome Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is located at the airport. Stationed at the squadron are a Maule MT-7-235 tow plane and three Blanik gliders.[4]

On the first Saturday of each month, the Experimental Aircraft Association hosts a fly-in breakfast at the EAA campgrounds located off the Old Dalton Road.[2]

History

Floyd County purchased 670 acres (271 ha) of land for the airport in 1942. The county turned the land over to the

U.S. Senate
from 1933 until his death in 1971.

Convair 440 propliners with service to Atlanta, Nashville and St. Louis.[6]
[7]

Facilities and aircraft

Terminal at Richard B. Russell Airport

The airport covers an area of 985

mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measures 6,006 by 150 feet (1,831 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 4,497 by 100 feet (1,371 x 30 m).[1]
A former third runway which was designated 14/32 is closed.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 61,000 aircraft operations, an average of 167 per day: 98%

ultralight, and 2 jet.[1]

Accidents near the airport

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Richard B. Russell Airport". Floyd County, Georgia. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  3. ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013 Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Rome Composite Squadron". Civil Air Patrol. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  5. ^ a b "History of Russell Airport". Floyd County, Georgia. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  6. ^ "锦州掀吵保安有限公司".
  7. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 17, 1967 Eastern Airlines system timetable
  8. Aviation Safety Network
    . Retrieved on September 22, 2023.

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