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Airport information for Tallahassee Municipal Airport Country: United States Location: Tallahassee Coordinates: 30.24.00N / 084.21.00W IATA Code: TLH Timezone: GMT -5 Direct flights form Tallahassee Municipal Airport Direct flights to Tallahassee Municipal Airport Find connecting flights to Tallahassee Municipal Airport Find connecting flights from Tallahassee Municipal Airport

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Tallahassee Regional Airport (IATA: TLH, ICAO: KTLH, FAA LID: TLH) is a city-owned public-use airport turn up 4 naut mi (seven kilometre) southwestward of the central downtown of Tallahassee, a town in Leon County, Florida, United States.

History

Tallahassee Regional Airport set about functioning as Tallahassee Municipal Airport with a dedication on April 23, 1961. The flag of the United States was presented to the City of Tallahassee by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, Chairman of the Board of Eastern Airlines. An aerial presentment was do by armed forces aircraft from Fort Rucker, Alabama. Tallahassee Municipal replaced Dale Mabry Field which closed that same yr.

Eastern Airlines kick off the opening of the airport by ferrying town, province and chamber of mercantilism functionaries. Aboard the voyage were: Mayor Joe Cordell, State Comptroller Ray Green, City Commissioners Davis Atkinson, George Taff, Hugh Williams, City managing director Arvah Hopkins, City clerk-auditor George White, Airport director Flagg Chittenden, Ernest Menendez, Frank Deller, James Calhoun, John Ward and Jeff Lewis, all of the Chamber of Commerce.

Standing from go forth to right: James Messer, Jr., Edward Hill, John A. Rudd, George C. White, and Arvah B. Hopkins.

On December 3, 1989, the town opened the being $33 million, air hose rider depot.

On February 20, 2000, the rider depot was officially renamed the Ivan Munroe Terminal in honour of Tallahassee air power open up Ivan Munroe. Munroe was the 1st adult male in Tallahassee to own a airplane.

Facilities and aircraft

Tallahassee Regional Airport covers an area  of 2,490 acres (1,008 ha) at an lift of 81 human foot (25 m) above average sea stage. It has 2 landing track: 9/27 measure out 8,000 by 150 human foot (2,438 by 46 m) and 18/36 measure out 6,076 by 150 foot. (1,852 by 46 m). Helicopter functioning are mostly limited to the Runway 18/36 area , or direct draw close to the Eagle FBO incline area .

For the 12-month time period finish May 31, 2007, the airport had 100,420 aircraft functioning, an mean of 275 per solar day: 51% civil aviation, 29% air cab, 15% armed forces and 4% scheduled commercial. At that clip there were 136 aircraft ground at this airport: 76% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 2% jet plane and 7% eggbeater.

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