Gwinnett County Airport
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Gwinnett County Airport at Briscoe Field is a municipal airport
located about two miles (3 km) northeast of Lawrenceville
, Georgia, in the United States. It is owned and operated by the Gwinnett county
, in the northeastern part of metro Atlanta
.
It has a 6000 feet (1,828.8 m) runway
, and is 1061 feet (323.4 m) above mean sea level
(AMSL). Student training is conducted at the airport by several different flight schools. Two FBOs, Landmark (north ramp) and Aircraft Specialists (south ramp), serve the field with facilities, passenger lounges, and fuel. ImagineAir
, an air taxi
company, is based at the airport and is currently the airport's largest air carrier by passenger volume. Airport Minimum Standards for Operation were rewritten in 2006.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, Gwinnett County Airport is assigned LZU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
paved runway designated 7/25 which measures 6,000 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 5, 2005, the airport had 108,485 aircraft operations, an average of 297 per day: 99.7% general aviation
and 0.3% military. There are 433 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 8% jet and 4% helicopter.
In May 2010 the FAA gave preliminary approval to a plan to privatize the airport. This allows Gwinnett county to further study plans on a possible sale of the airport to private investors.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located about two miles (3 km) northeast of Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. The Census Bureau estimates the 2008 population at 29,258...
, Georgia, in the United States. It is owned and operated by the Gwinnett county
Gwinnett County, Georgia
, Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...
, in the northeastern part of metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
.
It has a 6000 feet (1,828.8 m) runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
, and is 1061 feet (323.4 m) above mean sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
(AMSL). Student training is conducted at the airport by several different flight schools. Two FBOs, Landmark (north ramp) and Aircraft Specialists (south ramp), serve the field with facilities, passenger lounges, and fuel. ImagineAir
ImagineAir
ImagineAir is an air taxi service based in Lawrenceville, Georgia, founded in 2005, commencing operations in April 2007. The company is often noted for its young management; founders Aaron Sohacki and Benjamin Hamilton were 19 and 21 respectively when the company was founded, as well as its...
, an air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
company, is based at the airport and is currently the airport's largest air carrier by passenger volume. Airport Minimum Standards for Operation were rewritten in 2006.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, Gwinnett County Airport is assigned LZU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Gwinnett County - Briscoe Field covers an area of 472 acres (191 ha) which contains one asphaltAsphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway designated 7/25 which measures 6,000 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 5, 2005, the airport had 108,485 aircraft operations, an average of 297 per day: 99.7% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 0.3% military. There are 433 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 8% jet and 4% helicopter.
In May 2010 the FAA gave preliminary approval to a plan to privatize the airport. This allows Gwinnett county to further study plans on a possible sale of the airport to private investors.
External links
- Gwinnett County Airport, official site