Triangle North Executive Airport

Triangle North Executive Airport^[2] (IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA LID: LHZ) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. It is located five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district of Louisburg, North Carolina.^[1]

Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport)
IATA: LFN ICAO: KLHZ FAA LID: LHZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Franklin County
Serves	Louisburg, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL	369 ft / 112 m
Coordinates	36°01′24″N 078°19′49″W
Website	https://www.franklincountync.gov/county_services/airport/index.php
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 5,498 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 62,800 Based aircraft 65
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

It was known as the Franklin County Regional Airport until November 2008, when the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County approved the new name.^[3] As of February 2010, Federal Aviation Administration records give the airport's name as Franklin County Airport.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LHZ by the FAA^[1] and LFN by the IATA.^[4] The airport's ICAO identifier is KLHZ.^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 388 acres (157 ha) at an elevation of 369 feet (112 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,498 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 62,800 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 2% jet and 9% helicopter.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in North Carolina