Toccoa Airport
Airport near Toccoa, Georgia, US
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Toccoa Airport (IATA: TOC, ICAO: KTOC, FAA LID: TOC), also known as R. G. LeTourneau Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Toccoa, a city in Stephens County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the Toccoa-Stephens County Authority.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.[2]
Toccoa Airport R.G. LeTourneau Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Toccoa-Stephens County Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Toccoa, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 996 ft (304 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°35′34″N 083°17′47″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | stephenscountyga | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Local businessman and aviation buff R. G. LeTourneau created the airport in the late 1930s when he built two runways for his personal use. LeTourneau donated the runways to the city and county in 1961 and the airfield was named in his honor.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 285 acres (115 ha) at an elevation of 996 feet (304 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 is 5,008 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m) and 9/27 is 2,951 by 50 feet (899 x 15 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 20,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 31 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, and 1 jet.[1]