Fulton County Airport (IATA: FTY, ICAO: KFTY, FAA LID: FTY), also known as Charlie Brown Field, is a county owned, public use airport in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. It is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) west of the central business district of Atlanta. The airport’s name comes from the nickname of former Atlanta politician Charles M. Brown, who served on the city council and county commission during the 1960s. It is also called Charlie Brown Airport or Brown Field (not to be mistaken for the word “brownfield”). On the radio, however, it is referred to as “County Tower” or “County Ground”.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 293 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 198 enplanements in 2009, and 725 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a reliever airport.
FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT BROWN FIELD LOCATION
FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT BROWN FIELD FACTS
ICAO/IATA: FTY/KFTY
Lat: 33°46′45″N
Long: 084°31′17″W
Elevation: 841 ft.
Runway length available: 08/26 5796×100 ft. :: 09/27 2801×60 ft. :: 14/32 4157×100 ft.
