Centre–Piedmont–Cherokee County Regional Airport

Centre–Piedmont–Cherokee County Regional Airport (ICAO: KPYP, FAA LID: PYP) is a public-use airport in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.[1] The airport is located five nautical miles (9 km) south of Centre, Alabama[1] and 10 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) north of Piedmont, Alabama.[2] It is owned by the CPCCR Airport Authority[1] and was dedicated on October 14, 2010.[3]

Centre–Piedmont–Cherokee County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCPCCR Airport Authority
ServesCentre, Alabama, U.S.
Elevation AMSL595 ft / 181 m
Coordinates34°05′24″N 085°36′36″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations0
Based aircraft15

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015[4] which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of PYP by the Federal Aviation Administration, but it does not have an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code.[1][5][6]

Facilities

Centre–Piedmont–Cherokee County Regional Airport covers an area of 308 acres (125 ha) at an elevation of 595 feet (181 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for PYP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 25, 2011.
  2. "Distance and heading from Piedmont (33°55'34"N 85°36'47"W) to PYP (34°05'24"N 85°36'36"W)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  3. "Centre–Piedmont–Cherokee County Regional Airport dedication draws large crowd". The Gadsden Times. October 14, 2010.
  4. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
  5. "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. "Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional (IATA: none, ICAO: KPYP, FAA: PYP)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.


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