Lincolnton–Lincoln County Regional Airport
Airport in Lincolnton, U.S
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Lincoln County Regional Airport (ICAO: KIPJ, FAA LID: IPJ) is a public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) east of the central business district of Lincolnton, a city in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by Lincoln County.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is a general aviation airport[2] (it had previously been a reliever airport[3]).
Lincoln County Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Lincolnton & Lincoln County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lincolnton, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 877 ft (267 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°29′00″N 081°09′40″W | ||||||||||
 Interactive map of Lincoln County Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned IPJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
Lincoln County Regional Airport covers an area of 453 acres (183 ha) at an elevation of 877 feet (267 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 6, 2008, the airport had 34,100 aircraft operations, an average of 93 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. At that time there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]
