Collegedale Municipal Airport

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Coordinates: 35°02′35″N 085°01′19″W / 35.04306, -85.02194

Collegedale Municipal Airport
Linn Field
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 3M3
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Collegedale
Serves Collegedale, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL 860 ft / 262 m
Website www.CollegedaleTN.gov/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 4,700 1,433 Asphalt
Statistics (1998)
Aircraft operations 27,529
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Collegedale Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3M3), also known as Linn Field, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Collegedale, a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the City of Collegedale.[1]

The airport does not provide scheduled commercial service. However, charter service is provided by Aviation Specialists, Inc, a private company located at the airport, that offers flight instruction and a banner towing operation.

Collegedale Municipal is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the state of Tennessee with an average of 120 aircraft stationed there. It won the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission's "Airport of the Year" award in 2003.

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[edit] History

Begun as a flying club in 1965 by pilot and mechanic John Linn and Ellsworth McKee—son of the founders of the McKee Foods Corporation, the Collegedale Airport was originally a 1,200-foot grass strip on a farm. It was purchased by pilot-entrepreneur Aubrey Kinzer in 1969 and turned into a commercial venture with a flight school, rental aircraft, and aircraft maintenance. In 1972, the City of Collegedale obtained the property, and over the years the asphalt paved runway has been extended to 4,700 feet (1400 m) from its nominal 3,500-foot (1150 m) length and widened to 75 feet (23 m) with a parallel taxiway. In 1995, the airport was rededicated and renamed Linn Field in honor of John Linn. Renovations and additions to the terminal, lobby, and Fixed Base Operations (FBO) office was completed in 2003.[2]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Collegedale Municipal Airport covers an area of 145 acres (59 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (3/21) measuring 4,700 x 75 ft. (1,433 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending May 4, 1998, the airport had 27,529 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi.

The airport offers rental and maintenance services and is open every day from 8:30 a.m. until dark, except for a half day on Christmas.

Nearby airports which have instrument procedures:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for 3M3 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  2. ^ Collegedale Municipal Airport: Brief History

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