Abernathy Field
Abernathy Field (ICAO: KGZS, FAA LID: GZS) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Pulaski, a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the City of Pulaski and Giles County.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Pulaski & Giles County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pulaski, Tennessee | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 685 ft / 209 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°09′13″N 087°03′25″W | ||||||||||
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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned GZS by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Abernathy Field covers an area of 308 acres (125 ha) at an elevation of 685 feet (209 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 3, 2009, the airport had 8,200 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 jet.[1]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for GZS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 5 (PDF, 1.18 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- "Abernathy Field (ICAO: KGZS, FAA: GZS)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
External links
- Aerial image as of 1 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Abernathy Field (GZS) at Tennessee DOT airport directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GZS, effective October 5, 2023
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GZS
- AirNav airport information for GZS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for GZS