Chilhowee Gliderport

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Chilhowee Gliderport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerChilhowee Soaring Association
Serves Benton, Tennessee
Elevation  AMSL 770 ft / 235 m
Coordinates 35°13′35″N084°35′06″W / 35.22639°N 84.58500°W / 35.22639; -84.58500
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92A
Location of airport in Tennessee
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92A
92A (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
3/212,600792Turf
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations10,820
Based aircraft29
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Chilhowee Gliderport( FAA LID : 92A) is a privately owned public-use glider airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of the central business district of Benton, in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. [1]

Contents

Historical

In 1973 Michael Reisman and other glider enthusiasts leased some farm property southwest of Benton and developed a gliderport and recreational flying field. Because the land was part of a farm called Chilhowee, the name became permanently attached to the airfield. [2]

Facilities and aircraft

Chilhowee Gliderport has one runway designated 3/21 with a turf surface measuring 2,600 by 200 feet (792 x 61 m). [1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 10,820 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 29 aircraft based at this airport: 90% glider and 10% single-engine. [1]

Chilhowee Gliderport is nestled against the western foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Directly east of the 3,000-foot turf strip is Bean Mountain and Oswald Dome. Ridges along these mountains extend for more than 20 miles, providing near perfect wind currents and lift conditions for gliders. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 92A PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Fulbright, Jim (1996). The aviation history of Tennessee. Tennessee Dept. of Transportation, Aeronautics Division. OCLC   35358133.
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