🇺🇸 Fulton County Airport Brown Field

Fulton County Airport-Brown Field (FTY, KFTY), also known as Charlie Brown Field, is a public-use general aviation airport located six miles west of Atlanta, Georgia,,). It is owned and operated by Fulton County and serves many of metro Atlanta's corporate clients,.

Type of facility and operations:

• It is a general aviation airport and the third-busiest airport in metro Atlanta.
• The airport accommodates corporate/business jets, recreational flying, and police/law enforcement activities.
• In 2021, the airport had 79,449 general aviation aircraft operations).
• Two fixed-base operators, Hill Aircraft Corp and Signature Flight Support, provide fuel and maintenance.
• Fuel types available are 100LL and A+.

Notable features or history:

• It is one of only two airports in the Atlanta area with a 24/7 control tower,.
• The airport is named after former Atlanta politician Charles M. Brown).
• It acts as a reliever airport, handling general aviation traffic that might otherwise go to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport).
• The airport covers 985 acres and has two asphalt paved runways: 8/26 (5,797 by 100 feet) and 14/32 (4,158 by 100 feet)).

Current status:

• The airport is operational.
• There is an active construction notice for the airport.
• It plays a significant role in the local economy, supporting 1,230 jobs with an annual payroll of $75.2 million and $198.6 million in economic output.

*Sources researched: fultoncountyga.gov, nfdc.faa.gov, dot.ga.gov, en.wikipedia.org, cbp.gov*