Anson County Airport

Airport in Wadesboro, North Carolina

Anson County Airport

* IATA: none
* ICAO: KAFP
* FAA LID: AFP

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Anson County
Location| Wadesboro, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL| 300 ft / 91 m
Coordinates| 35°01′14″N 080°04′38″W﻿ / ﻿35.02056°N 80.07722°W﻿ / 35.02056; -80.07722
Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
16/34  | 5,498  | 1,676  | Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
| Aircraft operations (year ending 5/29/2023)| 6,515

|

Based aircraft| 26

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Anson County Airport (ICAO: KAFP, FAA LID: AFP) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district of Wadesboro, a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by Anson County.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Anson County Airport is assigned AFP by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

## Facilities and aircraft

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Anson County Airport covers an area of 433 acres (175 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 5,498 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 29, 2023, the airport had 6,515 aircraft operations, an average of 125 per week: 99% general aviation, and <1% military. There was at that time 26 aircraft based at this airport: 21 single engine, and 5 helicopter.[1]

## History

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The Anson County Airport was originally equipped with a runway only 3,464 ft (1,056 m). long. In 2006, a new 5,500 ft (1,700 m). runway was completed, in addition to a new 2,400 sq ft (220 m2). terminal building and several new hangars. Future plans for the airport include the addition of a new Instrument Landing System.

## See also

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* List of airports in North Carolina

## References

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1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for AFP PDF, effective December 28, 2023
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KAFP - Wadesboro, North Carolina (Anson County Airport)

## External links

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* Anson County Airport (official page)
* "Anson County Airport" (PDF). at North Carolina DOT airport guide
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for AFP
* AirNav airport information for KAFP
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
* SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures