Chilton County Airport

Summary

Chilton County Airport[1][3] (FAA LID: 02A), also known as Gragg-Wade Field, is a public-use airport in Chilton County, Alabama, United States. It is located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Clanton, Alabama. It is owned by the Chilton County Airport Authority.[1]

Chilton County Airport

Gragg-Wade Field
NAIP aerial image, June 2006
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerChilton County Airport Authority
ServesChilton County, Alabama
LocationClanton, Alabama
Elevation AMSL585 ft / 178 m
Coordinates32°51′2″N 86°36′41″W / 32.85056°N 86.61139°W / 32.85056; -86.61139
Map
02A is located in Alabama
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02A
Location of airport in Alabama
02A is located in the United States
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02A (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 4,007 1,221 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (2016)23,924
Based aircraft23
Gragg Field Historic District
Historic hangars at Gragg Field
Area2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built1934 (1934)
NRHP reference No.04000557[2]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2004

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015[4] and 2009–2013,[5] both of which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities and aircraft edit

Chilton County Airport covers an area of 101 acres (41 ha) at an elevation of 585 feet (178 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,008 by 100 feet (1,222 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 5, 2010, the airport had 23,924 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 65 per day.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 02A PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Chilton airport turns 75 next summer". The Clanton Advertiser. July 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB)" (PDF). 2009–2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2011.

External links edit

  • Chilton County Airport at the Living New Deal
  • Aerial image as of February 1997[permanent dead link] from USGS The National Map
  • Airfield photos from U.S. Civil Air Patrol at the Wayback Machine (archived September 26, 2006)
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for 02A, effective March 21, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for 02A
    • AirNav airport information for 02A
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 02A