Richard B. Russell Airport[1] (IATA: RMG, ICAO: KRMG, FAA LID: RMG) is a county-owned public-use airport in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. The airport is located six nautical miles (11 km) north of the central business district of Rome, Georgia.[1] It is also known as Richard B. Russell Regional Airport.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Floyd County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Rome, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 644 ft / 196 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°21′03″N 085°09′31″W / 34.35083°N 85.15861°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://russellregionalairport.com/ | ||||||||||||||
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This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[3]
The Rome Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is located at the airport. Stationed at the squadron are a Maule MT-7-235 tow plane and three Blanik gliders.[4]
On the first Saturday of each month, the Experimental Aircraft Association hosts a fly-in breakfast at the EAA campgrounds located off the Old Dalton Road.[2]
History
editFloyd County purchased 670 acres (271 ha) of land for the airport in 1942. The county turned the land over to the U.S. Navy which built three asphalt runways for a Naval Auxiliary Air Station. It was deeded back to the county in 1945, after the Navy discontinued its use of the site.[5] The airport was then named for Richard B. Russell, Jr.,[5] who represented Georgia in the U.S. Senate from 1933 until his death in 1971.
Eastern Airlines served the airport with scheduled passenger service until the late 1960s. Eastern operated Convair 440 propliners with service to Atlanta, Nashville and St. Louis.[6] [7]
Facilities and aircraft
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The airport covers an area of 985 acres (399 ha) at an elevation of 644 feet (196 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measures 6,006 by 150 feet (1,831 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 4,497 by 100 feet (1,371 x 30 m).[1] A former third runway which was designated 14/32 is closed.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 61,000 aircraft operations, an average of 167 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 69 aircraft based at this airport: 54 single-engine, 12 multi-engine, 1 ultralight, and 2 jet.[1]
Accidents near the airport
edit- On February 15, 1973, a Cessna 210 Centurion operated by Fountain City en route to Columbus Metropolitan Airport crashed 11 miles south of Rome following departure from the airport. All four occupants, including then mayor of Columbus, Georgia J.R. Allen, were killed on impact.[8][9]
- On December 11, 1991, a Hawker 400 operated by Bruno's Inc. crashed 7.5 miles WSW of the airport into Lavender Mountain in VFR conditions. All nine occupants were killed.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for RMG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 7 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Richard B. Russell Airport". Floyd County, Georgia. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013 Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
- ^ "Rome Composite Squadron". Civil Air Patrol. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ a b "History of Russell Airport". Floyd County, Georgia. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "锦州掀吵保安有限公司".
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 17, 1967 Eastern Airlines system timetable
- ^ Accident description for N5970F at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on September 5, 2024.
- ^ Aure, Kathy (February 16, 1973). "Mayor Allen, 3 More Die In Plane Crash". Ledger-Enquirer. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Accident description for N25BR at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on September 22, 2023.
External links
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- "Richard B. Russell Regional Airport: 2008 Annual Report" (PDF). (266 KB)
- Richard B. Russell Airport (RMG) at Georgia DOT website
- FAA Airport Diagram for Richard B. Russell (RMG) (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Richard B. Russell (RMG), effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RMG
- AirNav airport information for KRMG
- ASN accident history for RMG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures