Collegedale Municipal is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the state of Tennessee with an average of 120 aircraft stationed there. It won the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission's "Airport of the Year" award in 2003. The airport does not provide scheduled commercial service. However, charter service is provided by Aviation Specialists, Inc., a private company located at the airport, that offers flight instruction and a banner towing operation.
Begun as a flying club in 1965 by pilot and mechanic John Linn and Ellsworth McKee—son of the founders of the McKee Foods Corporation, the Collegedale Airport was originally a 1,200-foot (370 m) grass strip on a farm. It was purchased by pilot-entrepreneur Aubrey Kinzer in 1969 and turned into a commercial venture with a flight school, rental aircraft, and aircraft maintenance. In 1972, the City of Collegedale obtained the property, and over the years the asphalt paved runway has been extended to 4,700 feet (1,400 m) from its nominal 3,500-foot (1,100 m) length and widened to 75 feet (23 m) with a parallel taxiway. In 1995, the airport was rededicated and renamed Linn Field in honor of John Linn. Renovations and additions to the terminal, lobby, and Fixed-Base Operations (FBO) office were completed in 2003.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
Collegedale Municipal Airport covers an area of 145 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 860 feet (260 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,003 by 75 feet (1,525 by 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2011, the airport had 14,500 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 101 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 2% helicopter, and 2% ultralight.[1]
The airport offers rental and maintenance services and is open every day from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m, except for Thanks Giving, Christmas, a half day on Christmas Eve, and New Years Day.
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collegedale, municipal, airport, icao, kfgu, formerly, city, owned, public, airport, located, nautical, miles, southeast, central, business, district, collegedale, city, hamilton, county, tennessee, united, states, linn, fielda, view, airport, heading, 210iata. Collegedale Municipal Airport ICAO KFGU FAA LID FGU formerly 3M3 is a city owned public use airport located two nautical miles 4 km southeast of the central business district of the Collegedale a city in Hamilton County Tennessee United States 1 Collegedale Municipal AirportLinn FieldA view of the airport heading 210IATA noneICAO KFGUFAA LID FGUSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of CollegedaleServesCollegedale TennesseeElevation AMSL860 ft 262 mCoordinates35 02 35 N 085 01 19 W 35 04306 N 85 02194 W 35 04306 85 02194Websitewww wbr collegedaletn wbr gov wbr index wbr aspx NID 134MapFGULocation of airport in TennesseeRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m3 21 5 003 1 525 AsphaltStatistics 2011 Aircraft operations14 500Based aircraft101Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Collegedale Municipal is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the state of Tennessee with an average of 120 aircraft stationed there It won the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission s Airport of the Year award in 2003 The airport does not provide scheduled commercial service However charter service is provided by Aviation Specialists Inc a private company located at the airport that offers flight instruction and a banner towing operation This airport is assigned a three letter location identifier of FGU by the Federal Aviation Administration but it does not have an International Air Transport Association IATA airport code the IATA assigned FGU to Fangatau Airport in French Polynesia 1 2 3 4 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditBegun as a flying club in 1965 by pilot and mechanic John Linn and Ellsworth McKee son of the founders of the McKee Foods Corporation the Collegedale Airport was originally a 1 200 foot 370 m grass strip on a farm It was purchased by pilot entrepreneur Aubrey Kinzer in 1969 and turned into a commercial venture with a flight school rental aircraft and aircraft maintenance In 1972 the City of Collegedale obtained the property and over the years the asphalt paved runway has been extended to 4 700 feet 1 400 m from its nominal 3 500 foot 1 100 m length and widened to 75 feet 23 m with a parallel taxiway In 1995 the airport was rededicated and renamed Linn Field in honor of John Linn Renovations and additions to the terminal lobby and Fixed Base Operations FBO office were completed in 2003 5 Facilities and aircraft EditCollegedale Municipal Airport covers an area of 145 acres 59 ha at an elevation of 860 feet 260 m above mean sea level It has one runway designated 3 21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5 003 by 75 feet 1 525 by 23 m 1 For the 12 month period ending September 30 2011 the airport had 14 500 aircraft operations an average of 39 per day 97 general aviation and 3 air taxi At that time there were 101 aircraft based at this airport 92 single engine 4 multi engine 2 helicopter and 2 ultralight 1 The airport offers rental and maintenance services and is open every day from 8 30 a m until 5 30 p m except for Thanks Giving Christmas a half day on Christmas Eve and New Years Day Nearby airports with instrument approach procedures include 6 CHA Lovell Field 9 nautical miles 17 kilometres W HDI Hardwick Field 14 nautical miles 26 kilometres NE DNN Dalton Municipal Airport 21 nautical miles 39 kilometres S 9A5 Barwick LaFayette Airport 25 nautical miles 46 kilometres SW 2A0 Mark Anton Airport 27 nautical miles 50 kilometres NReferences Edit a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for FGU PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective November 15 2012 Airline and Airport Code Search International Air Transport Association IATA Retrieved November 14 2016 Collegedale Municipal Airport IATA none ICAO KFGU FAA FGU Great Circle Mapper Retrieved November 14 2016 Fangatau Airport French Polynesia IATA FGU ICAO NTGB Aviation Safety Network Retrieved November 14 2016 Collegedale Municipal Airport Brief History City of Collegedale Tennessee Archived from the original on June 29 2007 KFGU Collegedale Municipal Airport AirNav com Retrieved June 17 2013 External links EditCollegedale Municipal Airport page at City of Collegedale website Collegedale Municipal Airport page at Tennessee DOT Airport Directory Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps Resources for this airport FAA airport information for FGU AirNav airport information for FGU FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for FGU Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Collegedale Municipal Airport amp oldid 1146848398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
