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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Butler, Georgia, US | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°34′00″N84°14′46″W / 32.56667°N 84.24611°W /32.56667; -84.24611 | ||||||||||||||
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Butler Municipal Airport (FAALID:6A1) is a county-owned, public-useairport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of thecentral business district ofButler, thecounty seat ofTaylor County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is included in theNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, whichcategorized it as ageneral aviation facility.[2]
Butler Municipal Airport was opened in May 1941 as a private airfield. It was purchased for $5,000 by the city of Butler in 1947 using the first distribution of funds allocated to communities to assist in the development of airports as laid out in theFederal Airport Act of 1946. Representatives from theCivil Aeronautics Administration flew to the airport from Atlanta to present the $1,250 check to city officials to commemorate the event.[3]
Butler Municipal Airport covers an area of 183 acres (74 ha) at anelevation of 667 feet (203 m) abovemean sea level. It has tworunways that do not intersect. The longer of the two is designated 1/19 with anasphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m). The shorter crosswind runway is designated 6/24 with angrass surface measuring 2,405 by 180 feet (733 x 55 m).[1] The airport hostsaerial applicators, agliding club, and has some maintenance services.[4][5]
