Wed, Nov 19, 2008
State's First New Airfield In 33 Years
The first new airport in the state of Georgia in 33 years is
open for business.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the Paulding County
Regional Airport -- located in Dallas, GA, northwest of Atlanta --
officially opened Friday, but was already winning acclaim a year
earlier. In 2007, the airport won the US Department of
Commerce’s “Excellence for Innovation in Economic
Development” award.
The design includes a 10,000-acre pod system intended to enhance
commerce and industry in the region. Over the last two years, the
state has given $3 million to Paulding County for the project
through the Airport Aid program at the Georgia Department of
Transportation.
"Companies far and wide can now look to Paulding County for
operations that require the connectivity and direct access this new
airport will provide," said Georgia Governor and active pilot Sonny
Perdue. "This has truly been a team effort, from our elected
officials in Washington, our federal agency partners and state and
local leaders who all committed to working together to see this
project complete."
PUJ has one 5,500' x 100' runway, 13/31. Runway 13 is equipped
with a localizer and glide slope, providing Category 1 ILS
capabilities for low-visibility and low-ceiling approaches.
GPS-WAAS approaches are also available on both ends.
A brand-new FBO and passenger terminal is expected to open in
mid-2009, according to the airport's Web site.
For the moment, the non-towered airport is so new that it's not
on the current sectional chart. Dallas is 28 nautical miles from
Hartsfield Jackson International, on a heading of 317 degrees. PUJ
sits under the 8,000-foot shelf of Atlanta's Class B airspace.
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