Bolton Field

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Bolton Field

IATA: none – ICAO: KTZR – FAA: TZR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Serves		Columbus, Ohio
Elevation AMSL		905 ft / 276 m
Coordinates		39°54′04″N 083°08′13″W / 39.90111, -83.13694
Website		columbusairports.com/bolton/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
4/22	5,500	1,676	Asphalt
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations			74,511
Based aircraft			105
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Bolton Field (ICAO: KTZR, FAA LID: TZR) is a public airport located eight miles (13 km) southwest of the central business district of Columbus, a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States.^[1] It is a towered, class D, corporate and general aviation airport operated under the auspices of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Bolton Field is assigned TZR by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.^[2]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Bolton Field covers an area of 1,500 acres (607 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (4/22) measuring 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m).^[1] The airport has fuel services available. Planes can use tiedowns or hangars for parking.

For the 12-month period ending July 8, 2003, the airport had 74,511 aircraft operations, an average of 204 per day: 100% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 105 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single engine, 5% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 1% helicopters.^[1]