Butler Municipal Airport

Butler Municipal Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile northwest of the central business district of Butler, the county seat of Taylor County, Georgia, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which FAA [airport categories|categorized] it as a general aviation facility.

History

Butler Municipal Airport was opened in May 1941 as a private airfield. It was purchased for $5,000 by the city of Butler in 1947 using the first distribution of funds allocated to communities to assist in the development of airports as laid out in the Federal [Airport Act of 1946]. Representatives from the Civil Aeronautics Administration flew to the airport from Atlanta to present the $1,250 check to city officials to commemorate the event.

Facilities

Butler Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two runways that do not intersect. The longer of the two is designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 75 feet. The shorter crosswind runway is designated 6/24 with a grass surface measuring 2,405 by 180 feet. The airport hosts aerial applicators, a gliding club, and has some maintenance services.