Greenwood County Airport (IATA: GRD, ICAO: KGRD, FAA LID: GRD) is a county-owned, public-use airport in unincorporated Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States,[1] located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of the central business district of Greenwood, a city in Greenwood County.[2] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3] The airport does not have scheduled commercial airline service.
Greenwood County Airport Coronaca Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Greenwood County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Greenwood, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | unincorporated Greenwood County, South Carolina[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 631 ft / 192 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°14′55″N 82°09′33″W / 34.24861°N 82.15917°W | ||||||||||||||
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History
editGreenwood County Airport opened in November 1943 as a United States Army Air Force military airfield called Coronaca Army Airfield. It was a sub-base of Greenville Army Air Base, supporting B-25 Mitchell medium bomber training for Third Air Force. Training was accomplished by the 50th Station Complement Squadron.
The military use of the airport ended on December 31, 1945 and the airfield was turned over to civil authorities and converted into a civil airport in 1947. It replaced the smaller Chinquapin Airport which was subsequently closed.
Facilities and aircraft
editGreenwood County Airport covers an area of 1,380 acres (558 ha) at an elevation of 631 feet (192 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,600 by 60 feet (1,097 x 18 m), and 9/27 with an concrete surface measuring 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending June 16, 2022, the airport had 12,100 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 53 aircraft based at this airport: 48 single-engine, and 5 multi-engine.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Greenwood County, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF p. 5/23). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
Greenwood County Arprt
(see airport symbol by bottom of the map) - ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GRD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on October 27, 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
External links
edit- Aerial image as of March 1999[permanent dead link] from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GRD, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GRD
- AirNav airport information for KGRD
- ASN accident history for GRD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures