Barrow County Airport (IATA: WDR, ICAO: KWDR, FAA LID: WDR) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Winder, a city in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the Barrow County Airport Authority.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Barrow County Airport
Aerial view, November 2005
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBarrow County Airport Authority
ServesWinder, Georgia
Elevation AMSL934 ft / 285 m
Coordinates33°58′58″N 083°40′03″W / 33.98278°N 83.66750°W / 33.98278; -83.66750
Websitewww.WDRairport.com
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 3,607 1,099 Asphalt
13/31 5,202 1,586 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations50,000
Based aircraft115
Sources: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

The airport was previously known as Northeast Georgia Regional Airport and prior to December 2005 it was known as Winder-Barrow Airport.[4] It is home to Dragonfly Aviation, and the 148th medical company (air ambulance) of the Georgia Army National Guard.

Facilities and aircraft

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Barrow County Airport covers an area of 374 acres (151 ha) at an elevation of 934 feet (285 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,202 by 100 feet (1,586 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 3,607 by 100 feet (1,099 x 30 m)[1] Runway 13/31 has an instrument landing system.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 50,000 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day: 90% general aviation and 10% military. At that time there were 115 aircraft based at this airport: 86 single-engine, 19 multi-engine, 2 jet, 3 helicopter, and 5 military.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for WDR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Barrow County Airport (official site)".
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  4. ^ "History". Barrow County Airport.
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