London-Corbin Airport

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London-Corbin Airport

Magee Field
London-Corbin Airport terminal and restaurant.JPG
Terminal and restaurant
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCities of London & Corbin
Serves London, Kentucky
Elevation  AMSL 1,212 ft / 369 m
Coordinates 37°05′13″N084°04′39″W / 37.08694°N 84.07750°W / 37.08694; -84.07750
Website london-corbinairport.com
London-Corbin Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
6/245,7501,753Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations13,063
Based aircraft73

London-Corbin Airport( IATA : LOZ, ICAO : KLOZ, FAA LID : LOZ) (Magee Field) is in Laurel County, Kentucky, three miles south of London [1] and about 12 miles north of Corbin. The airport is operated by both cities. [1]

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It has no scheduled airline service; the most recent flights[ as of? ] were US Airways Express dba Air Kentucky and Tennessee Airways. From 1953 to 1980 the airport was served by Piedmont Airlines' Douglas DC-3s, Fairchild Hiller FH-227s and NAMC YS-11s. [2]

History

Construction began in July 1951 and the first commercial flight landed at the airport on October 2, 1953. [3] Work on extending the runway to 6,000 ft (1,800 m) began in 1968. [4]

The airport was severely damaged by an EF4 tornado on May 16, 2025. [5] [6] The T-34 Association was holding an event at the airport and a number of its members' aircraft were destroyed. [7]

Facilities

London-Corbin Airport covers 186 acres (75 ha) at an elevation of 1,212 feet (369 m). Its one runway, 6/24, is 5,750 by 150 feet (1,753 x 46 m) asphalt. [1]

Fuel tanks near runway London-Corbin Airport fuel tanks near runway.JPG
Fuel tanks near runway

In the year ending January 10, 2006, the airport had 13,063 aircraft operations, average 35 per day: 53% general aviation, 31% military and 17% air taxi. 73 aircraft were then based at the airport: 78% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 3% jet, 10% helicopter, 1% glider, 1% ultralight. [1]

Aircraft construction, maintenance, and repairs are offered on field by Kolb Aircraft, and Ayers Aviation. [8]

The Kentucky National Guard built a readiness facility on the field in 2009, dedicated by Adjutant General Don Storm at opening.

Congressman Hal Rogers announced in 2019 that the London-Corbin Airport will receive $1.85 million in federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to rehabilitate the runway. The funding is part of a $5 million project to repair the 6,000 feet of runway. [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LOZ PDF , effective July 2, 2009.
  2. ↑ "About Us". LONDON-CORBIN AIRPORT. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hundreds on Hand at London-Corbin Airport for Ceremonies Opening Commercial Flights". Corbin Daily Tribune. October 2, 1953. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "London has Best Small Airport". The Sentinel-Echo. April 10, 1975. p. J-5. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Niles, Russ (May 18, 2025). "Tornado Levels Much Of London, Kentucky, Airport". AVweb. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Osting, Jennifer (May 19, 2025). "National Weather Service confirms at least EF-3 tornado damage in London, Kentucky". WLKY. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Flowers, Destinee (May 18, 2025). "Storms devastate London-Corbin Airport critical to medical transport services". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Services". LONDON-CORBIN AIRPORT. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hal Rogers announces $1.85 million federal grant for the London-Corbin Airport – The News Journal". The News Journal. July 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
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