Cherokee County Regional Airport
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Cherokee County Regional Airport (ICAO: KCNI, FAA LID: CNI,[1] formerly 47A[2]) is a county-owned public-use airport in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. It is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) northeast of the central business district of Canton, Georgia.[1] The airport is adjacent to Interstate 575, about halfway between the city of Canton and the city of Ball Ground.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Cherokee County Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Canton, Georgia | ||||||||||
Location | Ball Ground, Georgia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,219 ft / 372 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°18′38″N 084°25′26″W | ||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned CNI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned CNI to Changhai Airport in the People's Republic of China[4]). It was previously 47A when it was known as the Cherokee County Airport, prior to improvements made in the 2010s.
A redevelopment project currently underway includes an already completed 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) terminal; the ongoing lengthening of the runway from its previous 3,414 feet (1,041 m) to 5,000 feet (1,524 m); a new parallel taxiway; instrument landing equipment; and new hangars. The new facilities will accommodate 200 hangared corporate aircraft and provide 100 tie-downs for smaller aircraft.