Genesee County Airport
Airport
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Genesee County Airport (ICAO: KGVQ, FAA LID: GVQ, formerly 3G8) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Genesee County, New York, United States.[1] It is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Batavia,[1] a city located within the Town of Batavia.
Genesee County Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Genesee County | ||||||||||
| Operator | Genesee County Highway Department | ||||||||||
| Serves | Batavia, New York | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 914 ft (279 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°01′54″N 078°10′11″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.co.genesee.ny.us/... | ||||||||||
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  GVQ Location of airport in New York  GVQ GVQ (the United States) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.[2] Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned GVQ by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3][4]
Facilities and aircraft
Genesee County Airport covers an area of 326 acres (132 ha) at an elevation of 914 feet (279 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 18, 2009, the airport had 40,000 aircraft operations, an average of 109 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 6% jet and 4% helicopter.[1]
Nearby airports
Nearby airports with instrument approach procedures include:[5]
- 9G6 – Pine Hill Airport (10 nm NW)
- 5G0 – Le Roy Airport (11 nm E)
- 9G3 – Akron Airport (14 nm W)
- 7G0 – Ledgedale Airpark (14 nm NE)
- ROC – Greater Rochester International Airport (22 nm E)