Thomasville Regional Airport
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Thomasville Regional Airport Thomasville Army Airfield |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Thomasville | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Thomasville, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 264 ft / 80 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°54′06″N 083°52′52″W / 30.90167°N 83.88111°WCoordinates: 30°54′06″N 083°52′52″W / 30.90167°N 83.88111°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Aircraft operations | 12,500 |
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| Based aircraft | 48 |
Thomasville Regional Airport (IATA: TVI, ICAO: KTVI, FAA LID: TVI) is a city owned, public use airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) northeast of the central business district of Thomasville, a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. The airport does not have scheduled commercial airline service.
During World War II, Thomasville Army Airfield was a United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force training base for reconnaissance and later fighter pilots.
In 1941, civic leaders applied to the Civil Aeronautics Administration to build a modern airport. A site was selected 8.5 miles ENE of the city. After the City and the County purchased 903 acres, the CAA awarded a $316,000 contract for the construction of two 4,000-foot (1,200 m) runways, fences, lighting, and a hangar. By the time the contract had been completed in September 1942, the City and County had leased the airport to the United States Army Air Forces for $1 per year for the duration of the war.
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