Barrow County Airport

Barrow County Airport (IATA: WDR, ICAO: KWDR, FAA LID: WDR) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Winder, a city in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the Barrow County Airport Authority.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Barrow County Airport
Aerial view, November 2005
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBarrow County Airport Authority
ServesWinder, Georgia
Elevation AMSL943 ft / 287 m
Coordinates33°58′58″N 083°40′03″W
Websitewww.WDRairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 3,610 1,100 Asphalt
13/31 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations28,400
Based aircraft84
Sources: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

The airport was previously known as Northeast Georgia Regional Airport and prior to December 2005 it was known as Winder-Barrow Airport.[4] It is home to Dragonfly Aviation, and the 148th medical company (air ambulance) of the Georgia Army National Guard.

Facilities and aircraft

Barrow County Airport covers an area of 374 acres (151 ha) at an elevation of 943 feet (287 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 3,610 by 100 feet.[1] Runway 13/31 has an instrument landing system.

For the 12-month period ending June 27, 2011, the airport had 28,400 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 82% general aviation and 18% military. At that time there were 84 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 4% helicopter, and 6% military.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for WDR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. "Barrow County Airport (official site)".
  3. "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 2012-09-27.
  4. "History". Barrow County Airport.
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