Demopolis Municipal Airport

Demopolis Regional Airport^[1] (ICAO: KDYA, FAA LID: DYA, formerly 7A2) is a city-owned, public-use airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) southwest of the central business district of Demopolis, a city in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.^[1] It is also known as Demopolis Municipal Airport^[2][3] and Julian D. "Buzz" Sawyer Airport.^[4]

Demopolis Regional Airport Demopolis Municipal Airport Julian D. "Buzz" Sawyer Airport
NAIP aerial image, August 18, 2006
IATA: none ICAO: KDYA FAA LID: DYA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Demopolis
Serves	Demopolis, Alabama, U.S.
Location	Marengo County, Alabama
Elevation AMSL	112 ft / 34 m
Coordinates	32°27′50″N 087°57′15″W
Map
DYA Location of airport in Alabama Show map of Alabama DYA DYA (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (2016) 5,250 Based aircraft 21
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015^[5] and 2009–2013,^[6] both of which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of DYA by the Federal Aviation Administration, but it does not have an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code.^[1][7][8]

History

During World War II the airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces and opened in October 1943 as Demopolis Army Airfield. The airfield was returned to civil control in 1946.^[9]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 438 acres (177 ha) at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 28, 2016, the airport had 5,250 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Alabama

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for DYA – DEMOPOLIS RGNL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 10, 2016.
2. "Demopolis Municipal Airport". City of Demopolis. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
3. "Demopolis' Sawyer tapped for Aviation Hall of Fame". The Demopolis Times. December 7, 2010.
4. "Airport renamed after Sawyer". The Demopolis Times. April 26, 2011.
5. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2 MB)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012. 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.
6. "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.3 MB)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2011. 2009–2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.
7. "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
8. "Demopolis Regional (IATA: none, ICAO: KDYA, FAA: DYA)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
9.  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

External links

• Aerial image as of January 1993 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for DYA, effective October 31, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for DYA
  • AirNav airport information for DYA
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for DYA