How busy is your local GA airport?

[mattpilot]

I fly out of KRVS in Tulsa, OK. It has an average of 820 ops a day. Last week (i think thurs) after 2 weeks of bad weather, we had a record of 1913 ops for one 24 hour period.

Amazing, no ? I was flying that day too, but it didn't seem any busier than usual.

So.. how about your local GA airport? WHo's got the busiest, who's got the slowest?

 

[JB74]

who's got the slowest?

I do. KAVO (Avon Park, FL)

According to AirNav:

Aircraft based on the field: 61
Single engine airplanes: 50
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 2
Aircraft operations: avg 89/day
53% transient general aviation
47% local general aviation

 

[surv1]

I do. KAVO (Avon Park, FL)

According to AirNav:

Aircraft based on the field: 61
Single engine airplanes: 50
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 2
Aircraft operations: avg 89/day
53% transient general aviation
47% local general aviation

Got ya beat for slowest, 5R2 (Ocean Springs, MS)
Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:
31 Single engine airplanes
28 Multi engine airplanes
2 Ultralights: 1
Aircraft operations: avg 48/day
89% local general aviation
11% transient general aviation<1% military

 

[findtech]

I can do better than either of those. It's not exactly local (few hours away, glider club is there) but I99, Alexandria Airport.

Aircraft operations: avg 94/week
Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 7
Multi engine airplanes: 1
74% local general aviation
24% transient general aviation
2% air taxi

I'm not sure that there are that many powered aircraft there any more. Had the count been more recent (so as to include glider ops) I think the number of ops would be a bit higher. Anybody live near the super-rural-way-out-in-the-middle-of-no-where STOLport?

 

[minitour]

isn't every airport technically a GA airport? I mean...aside from that one in Washington's ADIZ (which one is it, again?)...I'd say the busiest is either ORD, LAX or DFW...slowest...some farmer's grass strip somewhere...

-mini

 

[findtech]

How many ops a day at Oshkosh during Airventure?

 

[qmaster3]

PVG

Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: 146
Single engine airplanes: 131
Multi engine airplanes: 14
Helicopters: 1
Aircraft operations: avg 202/day
85% transient general aviation
12% local general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military

MINI, I wouldn't call ORD a GA airport (there you go again flightinfo biaatch. Also most military airstrips don't like those "little birds" requesting to land. Think at Navsta Norfolk it's a 30/day request from the base skipper.

A CFI at the school, said his United captain buddy had an emergency in a 172 and requested to land at Fentress (back when it was open). They denied his request. So he declared an emergency and informed the tower that his 172 WAS landing. They made him haul it off the base VIA pickup truck and trailer.

 

[minitour]

MINI, I wouldn't call ORD a GA airport (there you go again flightinfo biaatch. Also most military airstrips don't like those "little birds" requesting to land.

hahah well I'll agree with you on the military strips, but I've always thought that a GA airport is any airport that General Aviation is "allowed" to use (I hate thinking that we're "allowed" to use them like it's some special privilege, but there it is...). Is it ORD that you have to have a "reservation" to fly in there as a GA pilot?

hmmm...if you need a "reservation"...and you were operating for compensation or hire...does that make you a "scheduled" carrier? (now there I go again flightinfo biotching )

-mini

 

[qmaster3]

No it's military.

Not for sure mini. I don't think GA planes are allowed into ORD.. I could be wrong.

 

[minitour]

No it's military.

Not for sure mini. I don't think GA planes are allowed into ORD.. I could be wrong.

What's military?

I'll have to look into the ORD thing...I thought I read something about it a while back...could be wrong though.

On a side note:
Have heard several times from instructors here that the DFW Class-B controllers haven't been the most accomodating at letting them in unless they were going to an airport where they had to get in the class B...make them fly all the way around...that's gotta suck...

-mini

 

[mattpilot]

i'm not asking what the busiest airport is.... i'm asking how busy is YOUR airport.

mini - stop biatching and tell us your airports stats..

 

[qmaster3]

Military you have to have the base skippers blessing to land.

I think there are a few Class B airports that don't do the GA accommodations. Logan also comes to mind. Maybe a pro will let us know. When they try to make you go around. Kill the transponder and fly 75/ft agl. TRICKS EM EVERYTIME..

Sorry about the HJ matt....MINI MADE ME

 

[wxman13]

Walla Walla, WA ... somewhere around 100 operations on the average day. Level 4 VFR contract tower, and every year or two they threaten to shut it down. Sigh.

 

[mattpilot]

There is no airport, other than the ADIZ one's in DC, that prohibits GA aircraft. They can't, legally. What they can do is charge an insane high fee for you to land. I think if you were to go to ORD, they'd charge your little 172 $50 "handling fee". DFW is like $20 for a single prop. Oh, and lets not mention 100LL price.

By doing this they are basically telling you to stay the fook away .


There is a difference between a GA airport, and a Airline airport though. I got no official definition, but my own would be if the majority of airtraffic is airline traffic (read, more than 50%), then it should be considered an airline airport.

Example... TUL has about 400 ops a day, but most are airline, so i'd consider this an airline airport. RVS, some 10 miles away would be a GA reliever airport for TUL.

 

[mattpilot]

Walla Walla, WA ... somewhere around 100 operations on the average day. Level 4 VFR contract tower, and every year or two they threaten to shut it down. Sigh.

KRVS is a level 8 VFR tower. Even though they get a lot of traffic, they aren't complaining because the pay is quite good . This airports' VFR tower is considered to be a career tower by the ATCO's..

 

[minitour]

i'm not asking what the busiest airport is.... i'm asking how busy is YOUR airport.

mini - stop biatching and tell us your airports stats..

decently busy...the airspace in general is swamped all the time, but the airport is relatively busy.

KOUN
311 ops a day 135 a/c on the field 2 jets 4 military...

Another neat side note:

Got "up close n personal" with a B-52 the other day. They were on vectors for an ILS into TIK and we got a call "Cessna xxx be advised crossing off your left 500 feet below you will be a B52, report him in sight and maintain persent altitude for a few more miles."

HUGE plane...didn't even look like it was moving...beautiful thing...

Anyway...

-mini

 

[qmaster3]

As quoted on Airnav. I've never see Cessna's on final when I fly there!

100LL $4.28 OUCH

"From XXXXXXX on 06-Feb-2005
Recently flew into O'Hare in a Cessna 182. Signature, believe it or not, was extremely helpful and friendly. You no longer have to go through security to get onto the ramp, however, if you go out the front door be prepared to empty your pockets on the way in. Line service personnel were friendly, and actually happy to see a single engine airplane. For all of you single engine corporate pilots out there, do not fear O'Hare! Controllers are the best and they are extremely helpful!"

 

[minitour]

There is no airport, other than the ADIZ one's in DC, that prohibits GA aircraft. They can't, legally....There is a difference between a GA airport, and a Airline airport though. I got no official definition, but my own would be if the majority of airtraffic is airline traffic (read, more than 50%), then it should be considered an airline airport.

You sure? I thought Reagan was restricted to airline ops now because of it's location wrt the white house, etc...could be wrong though.

Difference of opinion on the definition of a GA airport, I guess. I say if GA can get it, it's a GA airport...if not, then its not...

Airline traffic is just GA traffic only...not so General ...

-mini

 

[Kream926]

good crew too in the rvs cab.......
i dont know how they keep their cool with all those flight schools there
especially them chineese kids at spartonia

 

[Kream926]

hey mini

next time you have to do a XC, go down to dallas and see if they will take you in at DFW and then let me know if all airports are GA

 

[westwind]

KLXV

Airnav reports 11 planes based there and 27 ops a day. I only count 7 planes based there, including one AT-6 that is melting into the tarmac I kinda doubt the 27 ops, too. The coffee is always fresh and hot, though!

 

[minitour]

hey mini

next time you have to do a XC, go down to dallas and see if they will take you in at DFW and then let me know if all airports are GA

I'll tell you what...

I'll bet you the landing fee they do. Sound fair?

-mini

*edit*
Not trying to be an ass...I'm very serious. I'll take the trip...hell, I'll even take someone with me to verify it. If I get in, you pay the landing fee. If not, I pay you the landing fee. Just let me know.

 

[domyalex]

On a side note:
Have heard several times from instructors here that the DFW Class-B controllers haven't been the most accomodating at letting them in unless they were going to an airport where they had to get in the class B...make them fly all the way around...that's gotta suck...

-mini

I don't know how is it right now, but back in 1998 I got my PPL ticket at FTW (some 15 miles west of DFW). After I got the license I made two flights to Dallas downtown at night. The controllers where really nice with us and let us cross DFW at midfield at 4,500, west to east. For a young pilot like me it was/is amazing, all those 2 miles runways, lights and the line of a/c on final...
As a matter of fact, we flew at midfield twice per flight: FTW to downtown and back

 

[DaveJ]

Kpdk

My airport:

Aircraft based on the field: 593
Aircraft operations: avg 639/day

By the way, I landed my Arrow at DCA about 12 years ago and the landing fee was only $4.00. Not too bad. The only issue was the ground controller trying to make me get right on the tail of 727 when taxing out for takeoff. No thanks!

 

[jknight8907]

42A

Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 14
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1

Aircraft operations: avg 96/week
80% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
<1% military

Fuel Prices

100LL
$2.50

That lone twin is my ride.

 

[9GClub]

GAI, Montgomery County Maryland

Aircraft based on the field:

238Single engine airplanes: 200Multi engine airplanes: 35Jet airplanes: 2Helicopters: 1Aircraft operations: avg 287/day57% local general aviation35% transient general aviation8% air taxi


GAI got hammered after 9/11
with all the ADIZ hassles.... was even shut down for all VFR for awhile..... not sure how recent this data is, but 287/day seems way high even now.

I'm 99% sure that GA ops at DCA are prohibited.

 

[rfeathe1]

Here in Inverness, Fl. (X40), it is so dead that it is a major event when the windsock moves.

 

[SDF2BUF2MCO]

A little trivia

Can anyone guess the busiest Class D airport in the US (as far as aircraft movements)? It is ranked 25th in the world as far as number of movements.

 

[mattpilot]

PTK?

curious.. do you have a link to the list of rankings?

**edit.. wait.. can't be PTK.. it has less than RVS

 

[minitour]

Can anyone guess the busiest Class D airport in the US (as far as aircraft movements)? It is ranked 25th in the world as far as number of movements.

Boeing?