Atlanta Regional Airport, also known as Falcon Field, is a public use airport in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. It is located 25 nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Atlanta, in Peachtree City. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a regional general aviation facility. Owned by Peachtree City Airport Authority, it was formerly known as Peachtree City Airport or Peachtree City - Falcon Field Airport. Falcon Field was named by the first city clerk, Emelil Fancher in honor of the Atlanta Falcons. It is the location for the National Weather Service's Atlanta forecast office, which serves almost all of northern and central Georgia. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Falcon Field is assigned FFC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Atlanta Regional Airport covers an area of 350 acres at an elevation of 808 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,768 by 100 feet. In 2016, the airport had 75,000 aircraft operations, an average of 205 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. In May 2017, there were 183 aircraft based at this airport: 152 single-engine, 23 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 5 helicopter. Businesses located on-field include:
, a large distributor of everything from hardware to pilot supplies, is located adjacent to the Falcon Field airport in a facility. Moving to this new location in 2003, they previously resided in Griffin, GA. Though mostly a mail-order business, they also operate a retail store within this facility.
is a FAA Certified Part 135 Air Carrier specializing in on-demand passenger and light freight air charter since 1997. They are authorized to fly anywhere in the contiguous U.S.48 states. They advertise that they are able to pick up clients anywhere within a 1000 mile radius of their home base and fly them non-stop within a 1000 mile radius. AEA is also a premier Part 61 flight training and aircraft rental company since 2001. Their flight school students can obtain their Private Pilot License, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot License, and Multi-engine Rating as well as Certified Flight Instructor rating. They offer training in the Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee 140, Piper Seminole, and Beech Debonair. AEA offers their own aircraft maintenance for their own fleet of aircraft as well as for corporate flight departments and individual aircraft owners throughout the southeast.
provides avionics and instrument sales, installation and repair, aviation maintenance, as well as Phase A,B, & C inspections of aircraft, located at the South side of the airfield. They re-located to Falcon Field from the Griffin Spalding Airport in 2003. Gardner Aviation is a privately owned company.
provides custom aircraft interiors for a wide spectrum of aircraft.
is a flight center with a fleet of over thirty Diamond aircraft, including the DA-20 Eclipse, DA-40 Star, and DA-42 Twin Star based between 3 locations. The Academy includes aircraft equipped with Garmin G-1000 avionics. Multiple training programs are available from Private Pilot through Certified Flight Instructor with an opportunity for employment upon program completion. You can find the Falcon Aviation Academy Article Here
is located on-field and provides Part 135/Air Charter service anywhere in the continental US.
The Commemorative Air Force owns a hangar on the north side of the airport, where it bases several World War II-vintage aircraft. The Dixie Wing is also responsible for The Great Georgia Airshow that is put on every year.
Falcon Field is also home to the annual and the Falcon Field Composite Squadron of the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol
