Toccoa Airport
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 / 34.59278°N 83.29639°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | stephenscountyga | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for TOC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Toccoa-Stephens County Airport". Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- Toccoa Aviation, Inc., the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Foothills Aviation / Ace Aircraft
- Toccoa RG LeTourneau Field (TOC) at Georgia DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of 28 February 2000 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for TOC, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TOC
- AirNav airport information for TOC
- ASN accident history for TOC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for TOC