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==History==
Opened to the public in April 1940, during [[World War II]], the airport was requisitioned by the [[United States Army Air Force]], and was known as '''Albany Army Airfield'''. Also known as '''[[Turner Air Force Base|Turner AAF Auxillary Airfield No. 4''', the airfield supported the elementary & advanced training in two-engine aircraft being conducted at Turner AAF.

It was released from military use in 1946


==See also==
==See also==

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31°32′08″N 084°11′40″W / 31.53556°N 84.19444°W / 31.53556; -84.19444

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Albany
ServesAlbany, Georgia
Elevation AMSL197 ft / 60 m
Websitewww.albany.ga.us/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 6,601 2,012 Asphalt
16/34 5,219 1,591 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations105,448

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (IATA: ABY, ICAO: KABY, FAA LID: ABY) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Albany, a city in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Albany[1] and is served by commercial passenger airlines.

Facilities and aircraft

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport covers an area of 980 acres (397 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 measuring 6,601 x 150 ft (2,012 x 46 m) and 16/34 measuring 5,219 x 150 ft (1,591 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending April 27, 2007, the airport had 105,448 aircraft operations, an average of 288 per day: 40% air taxi, 33% general aviation, 25% scheduled commercial and 2% military.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled passenger service

Cargo

History

Opened to the public in April 1940, during World War II, the airport was requisitioned by the United States Army Air Force, and was known as Albany Army Airfield. Also known as [[Turner Air Force Base|Turner AAF Auxillary Airfield No. 4, the airfield supported the elementary & advanced training in two-engine aircraft being conducted at Turner AAF.

It was released from military use in 1946

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for ABY PDF, effective 2007-10-25

External links

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