Covington Municipal Airport (Georgia)

Covington Municipal Airport
Covington Municipal Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: CVC;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Covington
Serves	Covington, Georgia
Elevation AMSL	809 ft / 247 m
Coordinates	33°37′56″N083°50′51″W / 33.63222°N 83.84750°W
Website	http://www.covingtonmunicipalairport.org/
Runways
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	15,000
Based aircraft	28
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated December 08, 2023

Covington Municipal Airport( IATA : KCVC, FAA LID : CVC) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Covington, a city in Newton County, Georgia, United States.^[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Covington Municipal Airport covers an area of 700 acres (280 ha) at an elevation of 809 feet (247 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 75 feet (1,676 x 23 m).^[1]^[2]^[3]

A city-owned FBO is located on the airport offering fuel, parking, and hangar services as well as a passenger terminal, courtesy cars, a lounge, and aircraft maintenance. An independent Part 145 repair station is also available, offering major maintenance, avionics installation, and standard inspections. Aircraft rental is available through the FBO and a local flying club.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 41 operations per day, or about 15,000 per year. All of it was general aviation. At that time, there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 21 single-engine and 6 multi-engine airplanes and 1 helicopter.^[1]^[2]

Accidents & Incidents

On April 21, 2022, a Cessna 340 crashed on a training flight in Covington. The two pilots on board were fatally injured. Witnesses reported the plane made a "hard right" turn and started to spiral downwards before impacting a row of parked semitruck trailers. The accident is under investigation.^[7]

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References

1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9A1 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
1 2 3 "AirNav: KCVC – Covington Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
1 2 "Covington Municipal Airport – KCVC – AOPA". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
↑ "Southern Air Group LLC". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
↑ "Covington Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
↑ "City of Covington". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-07-31.
↑ "Cessna 340 Ram Series V-1 Conversion, N84GR: Fatal accident occurred April 21, 2022 near Covington Municipal Airport (KCVC), Newton County, Georgia". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

External links

Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KCVC
- AirNav airport information for KCVC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCVC

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[FAA-1] 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9A1 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.

[AirNav-2] 1 2 3 "AirNav: KCVC – Covington Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

[AOPA-3] 1 2 "Covington Municipal Airport – KCVC – AOPA". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-07-31.

[4] "Southern Air Group LLC". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

[5] "Covington Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

[6] "City of Covington". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-07-31.

[7] "Cessna 340 Ram Series V-1 Conversion, N84GR: Fatal accident occurred April 21, 2022 near Covington Municipal Airport (KCVC), Newton County, Georgia". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

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