Genesee County Airport (ICAO: KGVQ, FAA LID: GVQ, formerly 3G8) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Genesee County, New York, United States.[1] It is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Batavia,[1] a city located within the Town of Batavia.
Genesee County Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Genesee County | ||||||||||
Operator | Genesee County Highway Department | ||||||||||
Serves | Batavia, New York | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 914 ft / 279 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°01′54″N 078°10′11″W | ||||||||||
Website | www.co.genesee.ny.us/... | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.[2] Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned GVQ by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3][4]
Genesee County Airport covers an area of 326 acres (132 ha) at an elevation of 914 feet (279 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 18, 2009, the airport had 40,000 aircraft operations, an average of 109 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 6% jet and 4% helicopter.[1]
Nearby airports with instrument approach procedures include:[5]