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Coordinates: 33°21′26″N 084°34′19″W / 33.35722°N 84.57194°W / 33.35722; -84.57194

For other airports with this name, see Falcon Field.

Falcon Field (FAA LID: KFFC, TC LID: FFC), also known as Peachtree City Airport or Peachtree City - Falcon Field Airport, is a small municipal airport in Peachtree City, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Peachtree City Airport Authority. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of the central business district of Atlanta, it is the location for the National Weather Service's Atlanta forecast office, which serves almost all of northern and central Georgia.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Falcon Field is assigned FFC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

Facilities and aircraft

Peachtree City-Falcon Field covers an area of 328 acres (133 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (13/31) measuring 5,219 x 100 ft (1,591 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending February 15, 2005, the airport had 52,592 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. There are 184 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single engine, 19% multi-engine, 2% helicopters and 1% jet aircraft. Businesses located on-field include:

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., a large distributor of everything from hardware to pilot supplies, is located adjacent to the Falcon Field airport in a 64,000 sq ft (5,900 m) facility. Moving to this new location in 2003, they previously resided in Griffin, GA. Though mostly a mail-order business, they also operate a retail store within this facility.

Gardner Aviation provides avionics and instrument sales, installation and repair, aviation maintenance, as well as Phase A,B, & C inspections of aircraft., located at the South side of the airfield. They re-located to Falcon Field from the Griffin Spalding Airport in 2003. Gardner Aviation is a privately owned company.

Georgia Aircraft Interiors provides custom aircraft interiors for a wide spectrum of aircraft.

Falcon Air Services, Inc. is located mid-field and is home to Falcon Aviation Academy, Falcon Air Charters, and Falcon Aviation Maintenance.

  • Falcon Aviation Academy is a flight center with a fleet of over thirty Diamond aircraft, including the DA-20 Eclipse, DA-40 Star, and DA-42 Twin Star. The Academy includes aircraft equipped with Garmin G-1000 avionics. Multiple training programs are available from Private Pilot through Certified Flight Instructor with an opportunity for employment upon program completion.
  • Falcon Air Charters services most destinations in the eastern United States.
  • Falcon Aviation Maintenance is a certified Diamond Aircraft Service Center offering years of experience on all categories of aircraft. Falcon Aviation Maintenance offers a full staff of Airframe and Powerplant mechanics.

Affordable Charters of Excellence is located on-field and provides Part 135/Air Charter service anywhere in the continental US.

The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing owns a hanger on the north side of the airport, where it bases several WWII-vintage aircraft. The Dixie Wing is also responsible for The Great Georgia Airshow that is put on every year.

  • Priority Jet provides jet charter and travel accomodations worldwide through a network of aircraft served by more than 6000 general aviation airports in North America alone. Corporate Jet, LLC d.b.a. Priority Jet, LLC is a FAR Part 135 on-demand air carrier: Certificate # YCOA444K and Priority Jet Maintenance, LLC is a FAR Part 145 Repair Station: Certificate # 1PJR531B. Priority Jet offers management opportunities to owners of aircraft to offset expenses while earning revenue in a booming charter market. See the Priority Jet Difference: Charter, Management, and Maintenance.


Falcon Field is also home to the annual Great Georgia Airshow [1], which has stunning acrobatics and high speed passes that will keep you entertained for the whole time you are there.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2007-07-05

Airport Identifier:

FFC

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

084-34-18.6000W/33-21-26.1000N
-84.571833/33.357250 (Estimated)

Elevation:

808 ft / 246.28 m (Surveyed)

Land:

328 acres

From nearest city:

25 nautical miles SW of Atlanta, GA

Location:

Fayette County, GA

Magnetic Variation:

02W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

Peachtree City Arpt Auth

Address:

7 Falcon Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269

Phone number:

770-487-2225

Manager:

John Crosby

Address:

7 Falcon Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269

Phone number:

770-487-2225

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

Yes

Control Tower:

No

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT AFTER 2200 - CTAF.
ACTVT ODALS RY 31, PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND REIL RY 13 - CTAF.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Atlanta

Region:

ASO - Southern

Boundary ARTCC:

ZTL - Atlanta

Tie-in FSS:

MCN - Macon

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

FFC (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Federal Agreements:

NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF:

123.050

Unicom:

123.050 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LLA1+

Airframe Repair:

MINOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Bottled Oxygen:

NONE

Bulk Oxygen:

LOW

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimension:

5219 x 100 ft / 1590.8 x 30.5 m

Surface:

ASPH, Fair Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 60000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 13

Runway 31

Longitude:

084-34-42.7587W

084-33-54.3667W

Latitude:

33-21-42.0351N

33-21-10.1497N

Elevation:

797.00 ft

809.00 ft

Alignment:

127

127

ILS Type:

 

LOC/DME

Traffic Pattern:

Right

Left

Markings:

Non-precision instrument, Fair Condition

Non-precision instrument, Fair Condition

VASI:

4-light PAPI on left side

4-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

Approach lights:

 

ODALS

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

 

Obstruction:

32 ft trees, 680.0 ft from runway, 300 ft right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

50 ft trees, 200.0 ft from runway, 500 ft left of centerline
RWY 31 +50 FT TREES; 0 FT FROM RWY END; 500 FT R OF CNTRNLN.

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

FF

NDB

Pecat

 

316.00

02W

5.5 nm

EQQ

NDB

Coweta County

 

234.00

03W

9.3 nm

JHH

NDB

Griffin

 

412.00

04W

20.2 nm

BR

NDB

Redan

 

266.00

02W

21.7 nm

FT

NDB

Flanc

 

344.00

02W

24.6 nm

GPQ

NDB

Carrollton

 

278.00

02W

30.7 nm

OP

NDB

Yates

 

339.00

03W

32.7 nm

PIM

NDB

Pine Mountain

 

272.00

03W

34.4 nm

VOF

NDB

Alcovy

 

370.00

03W

42.8 nm

JNM

NDB

Monroe

 

392.00

03W

48.1 nm

DOB

TACAN

Dobbins

077X

 

01W

33.7 nm

PDK

VOR/DME

Peachtree

113X

116.60

02W

34.0 nm

ATL

VORTAC

Atlanta

116X

116.90

00W

17.7 nm

LGC

VORTAC

Lagrange

103X

115.60

01E

36.9 nm

CSG

VORTAC

Columbus

118X

117.10

01E

49.9 nm

ATL

VOT

Atlanta Muni

 

111.00

 

19.5 nm

Remarks

  • DEER ON AND INVOF OF ARPT.

 Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

184

Single Engine Airplanes:

143

Multi Engine Airplanes:

35

Jet Engine Airplanes:

2

Helicopters:

4

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2004-02-17 - 2005-02-15

Aircraft Operations:

145/Day

General Aviation Local:

45.1%

General Aviation Itinerant:

53.9%

Military:

1.0%

 

 

 

Peachtree City-falcon Field Airport  

Address: Fayette County, GA

Tel: 770-487-2225


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General Info
Country United States
State GEORGIA
FAA ID FFC
Latitude 33-21-26.100N
Longitude 084-34-18.600W
Elevation 808 feet
Near City ATLANTA



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