Cherokee County Regional Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. It is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) northeast of the central business district of Canton, Georgia. (which assigned CNI to Changhai Dachangshandao Airport in Liaoning, China). It was previously 47A when it was known as the Cherokee County Airport, prior to improvements made in the 2010s.
A redevelopment project currently underway includes an already completed terminal; the ongoing lengthening of the runway from its previous to ; a new parallel taxiway; instrument landing equipment; and new hangars. The new facilities will accommodate 200 hangared corporate aircraft and provide 100 tie-downs for smaller aircraft.
Facilities and aircraft
Cherokee County Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1,219 feet (372 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 × 23 m).) on AM longwave 416 kHz, which identifies itself with DJD in Morse code tones, then announces the name twice, followed by "automated altimeter", and the local sea-level pressure in inches of mercury (such as "two-niner-niner-five" for 29.95).
See also
- List of airports in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
External links
- Aerial photo as of 1 January 1993 from USGS The National Map