LaGrange Callaway Airport

LaGrange Callaway Airport (IATA: LGC^[2][3], ICAO: KLGC, FAA LID: LGC) is a public airport three miles southwest of LaGrange, in Troup County, Georgia.^[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 called it a general aviation airport.^[4]

LaGrange Callaway Airport
IATA: LGC ICAO: KLGC FAA LID: LGC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of LaGrange & Troup County
Operator	Troup County Airport Authority
Serves	LaGrange, Georgia
Elevation AMSL	693 ft / 211 m
Coordinates	33°00′32″N 085°04′21″W
Website	LaGrangeAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 6,499 1,981 Asphalt 3/21 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations 15,100 Based aircraft 46
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Ownership

The airport is a public-use airport that is owned the City of LaGrange and Troup County and operated by the Troup County Airport Authority. Tax revenue generated by the sale of fuel and hangar space is collected by Troup County.^[5]

History

Between 1950 and 1953 LaGrange was served by airline flights operated by Southern Airways on their DC-3s.^[6][7]

Facilities

LaGrange Callaway Airport covers 751 acres (304 ha) at an elevation of 693 feet (211 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,499 by 100 feet (1,981 x 30 m) and 3/21 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).^[1]

Statistics

In the year ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 15,100 aircraft operations, average 41 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. 46 aircraft were then based at the airport: 33 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 1 jet, 1 helicopter, and 1 glider.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LGC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
2. Accident history for LaGrange-Callaway Airport (IATA: LGC) at Aviation Safety Network
3. Airport information for LaGrange-Callaway Airport (IATA: LGC) at Great Circle Mapper.
4. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
5. Amos, Alex (January 31, 2024). "Anderson has big plans for LaGrange-Callaway Airport". LaGrange Daily News. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
6. "Southern Airways Annual Report 1950" (PDF). Southern Airways. August 7, 1951. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Digital Library of Georgia.
7. "Southern Airways Annual Report 1954" (PDF). Southern Airways. April 22, 1955. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Digital Library of Georgia.

External links

• LaGrange Callaway Airport
• LaGrange Callaway (LGC) at Georgia DOT Airport Directory
• Aerial photo as of 27 January 1993 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for LGC, effective November 28, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for LGC
  • AirNav airport information for KLGC
  • ASN accident history for LGC
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures