Anniston Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Anniston | ||||||||||
| Serves | Anniston, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 612 ft / 187 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′17″N085°51′29″W / 33.58806°N 85.85806°W /33.58806; -85.85806 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.annistonal.gov/airport/ | ||||||||||
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Anniston Regional Airport (IATA:ANB,ICAO:KANB,FAALID:ANB), formerly known asAnniston Metropolitan Airport, is a city-owned public-useairport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) southwest of thecentral business district ofAnniston, a city inCalhoun County,Alabama,United States.[1] It is included in theNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, whichcategorized it as ageneral aviation airport.[2]
Anniston Regional Airport covers an area of 596acres (241ha) at anelevation of 612 feet (187 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway designated 5/23 with anasphalt surface measuring 7,000 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2012, the airport had 33,644 aircraft operations, an average of 92 per day: 71%general aviation, 15%military, 14%air taxi, and <1%scheduled commercial. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 50% single-engine, 31% multi-engine, 6%jet, 6%glider, and 6%ultralight.[1]
Anniston Metropolitan Airport was the intended destination ofGP Express Flight 861, which crashed about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of the airport on June 8, 1992.
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