Davis Field (Georgia)

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Davis Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCharlton County
Serves Folkston, Georgia
Elevation  AMSL 68 ft / 21 m
Coordinates 30°47′47″N082°01′41″W / 30.79639°N 82.02806°W / 30.79639; -82.02806
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
1/192,500762 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations3,000

Davis Field( FAA LID : 3J6) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Folkston, a city in Charlton County, Georgia, United States. [1]

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Facilities and aircraft

Davis Field covers an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 68 feet (21 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a 2,500 by 50 ft (762 x 15 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending February 2, 2006, the airport had 3,000 aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month, all of which were general aviation. [1]

History

Davis Field was originally known as Folkston Field and was part of the network of auxiliary airfields located every 45 miles (72 km) on the airmail route between Jacksonville and Atlanta. Being the last airfield before planes reached Jacksonville, the town of Folkston sometimes played host to airmail pilots who were temporarily unable to complete their flight due to inclement weather. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3J6 PDF , effective 2008-04-10
  2. ↑ Mays, Jack R. "Folkston's Airport Offered Exciting Dreams in the 30s". Charlton County Historical Society. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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