Abernathy Field

For other uses, see Abernathy Airport.

Abernathy Field (ICAO: KGZS, FAA LID: GZS) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Pulaski, a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the City of Pulaski and Giles County.^[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Abernathy Field
IATA: none ICAO: KGZS FAA LID: GZS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Pulaski & Giles County
Serves	Pulaski, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL	685 ft / 209 m
Coordinates	35°09′13″N 087°03′25″W
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 8,200 Based aircraft 11
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned GZS by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Abernathy Field covers an area of 308 acres (125 ha) at an elevation of 685 feet (209 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 3, 2009, the airport had 8,200 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 jet.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Tennessee