Capital City Airport (IATA: FFT, ICAO: KFFT, FAA LID: FFT) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Frankfort, a city in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. This airport is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[1] It is used entirely for general aviation and military aviation.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Commonwealth of Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Serves | Frankfort, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 806 ft / 246 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°10′55″N 084°54′22″W | ||||||||||
| Website | cca.ky.gov | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Capital City Airport covers an area of 375 acres (152 ha) at an elevation of 806 feet (246 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 7/25 which measures 5,900 by 100 feet (1,798 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 8, 2007, the airport had 34,200 aircraft operations, an average of 93 per day: 88% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 3% military. At that time there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 14% multi-engine and 11% helicopter.[1]