Anderson Regional Airport
Encyclopedia
Anderson Regional Airport is a public airport
located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the city of Anderson
, in Anderson County
, South Carolina
. Anderson Regional Airport has been growing since it opened. In 2007 one runway was paved an extra 1000 ft (304.8 m). Anderson Regional Airport does not have any commercial destinations or concourses for gates and there is no control tower, but the airport now can handle more and larger regional jets and aircraft than before. It is one of the busiest airports in the upstate of South Carolina.
Inflight Catering and support services- FBO Foods, Anderson SC. www.fbofoods.com
Trivia
New Prospect Elementary School is located right across from the airport. The school mascot is the Jets because airplanes can be heard taking off from the airport. It is the headquarters of the Anderson County Civil Air Patrol
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the city of Anderson
Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 26,242 in 2006, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 70,530...
, in Anderson County
Anderson County, South Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 187,126 people and 70,597 households residing in the county. The population density was 260.6 people per square mile . There were 84,092 housing units...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. Anderson Regional Airport has been growing since it opened. In 2007 one runway was paved an extra 1000 ft (304.8 m). Anderson Regional Airport does not have any commercial destinations or concourses for gates and there is no control tower, but the airport now can handle more and larger regional jets and aircraft than before. It is one of the busiest airports in the upstate of South Carolina.
Facilities
Anderson Regional Airport covers 704 acres (2.8 km²) and has two runways and two helipads:- Runway 5/23: 5,001 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 17/35: 4,996 x 150 ft (1,523 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Helipad H1: 50 x 50 ft (15 x 15 m), Surface: Concrete
- Helipad H2: 50 x 50 ft (15 x 15 m), Surface: Concrete
Inflight Catering and support services- FBO Foods, Anderson SC. www.fbofoods.com
Trivia
New Prospect Elementary School is located right across from the airport. The school mascot is the Jets because airplanes can be heard taking off from the airport. It is the headquarters of the Anderson County Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered, federally supported, non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force . CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and...
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