Fayette County Airport (Tennessee)

Fayette County Airport (ICAO: KFYE, FAA LID: FYE) is a county-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Somerville, in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[2]

Fayette County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFayette County
ServesSomerville, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL436 ft / 133 m
Coordinates35°12′28″N 089°23′40″W
Map
KFYE
Location of airport in Tennessee
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations10,166
Based aircraft40

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FYE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Fayette County Airport covers an area of 138 acres (56 ha) at an elevation of 436 feet (133 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 4, 2007, the airport had 10,166 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for FYE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 17 December 2009.
  2. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
  3. KFYE - Somerville, Tennessee - Fayette County Airport. Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 25 January 2010.
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