The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published quarterly in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators , are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning . ICAO codes are also used to identify other aviation facilities such as weather stations , international flight service stations or area control centers , whether or not they are located at airports. Flight information regions are also identified by a unique ICAO-code.
24-684: Tanner–Hiller Airport, ( ICAO : K8B5 , FAA LID : 8B5 ) in Barre , Massachusetts , is a public airport owned by the G&;C Group of Acton, MA, who purchased the field from the Leonard A. Tanner Estate in May 2017. It has one runway, averages 30 flights per week, and has approximately 25 aircraft and hang gliders based on the field. During the summer months the airport is home to hang gliding operations and extensive ultralight activity. The airport sits adjacent to
48-418: A report stating that the fuel tank had a leak and was losing "exponential amounts of fuel during a short period of time" and other occurrences contributed to the crash of the aircraft. On June 20, 2014, a vintage single engine Taylor J-2 attending the fly-in crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport, the pilot and one passenger walked away with no injuries after landing in a tree in a backyard. Witnesses at
72-653: Is a city-owned public airport two miles east of Lock Haven , in Clinton County, Pennsylvania . The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. Named for William T. Piper , the airport is at the foot of the Bald Eagle Mountain ridge, between the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek . It covers 112 acres (45 ha), has two runways and
96-480: Is a pseudo-code, used in flight plans for aerodromes with no ICAO code assigned. ICAO codes are sometimes updated. Johannesburg Airport in Johannesburg , South Africa, for instance, was formerly known as Jan Smuts International Airport, with code FAJS. When the airport was renamed O. R. Tambo International Airport, its ICAO code was updated to FAOR. Some airports have two ICAO codes, usually when an airport
120-500: Is operated by the City of Lock Haven. The airport covers 112 acres (45 ha ) at an elevation of 556 feet (169 m). It has two parallel runways : 9L/27R is 3,799 by 75 feet (1,158 x 23 m) asphalt ; 9R/27L is 2,179 by 100 feet (664 x 30 m) turf. In the year ending October 13, 2011 the airport had 30,400 aircraft operations, average 83 per day: 99% general aviation , <1% air taxi , and <1% military. 60 aircraft were then based at
144-751: Is shared by civilian and military users. Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt , Germany, for instance, has been assigned ICAO code EDDF while Rhein-Main Air Base was assigned ICAO code EDAF until its closure. Sion Airport in Switzerland has code LSGS while its military facilities have the ICAO code LSMS. Brussels Airport in Brussels , Belgium, has the ICAO code EBBR for its civilian facilities, and Melsbroek Air Base has been assigned ICAO code EBMB, even though
168-606: The Jezero Crater on Mars is assigned the special ICAO code JZRO. Codes beginning with I (Ixx and Ixxx) are often used for navigational aids such as radio beacons, while the Q code is reserved for international radiocommunications and non-geographical special use. In Russia , Latin letter X, or its Morse / Baudot Cyrillic equivalent Ь , are used to designate government, military, and experimental aviation airfields in internal airfield codes similar in structure and purpose to ICAO codes but not used internationally. ZZZZ
192-586: The Ware River and near to the town of New Braintree . The airport began operations in 1946, and is named after two of its owners, Fred and Catherine Hiller, and Leonard Tanner. The airport was originally opened by the Hillers. After Fred died, Catherine continued to develop a flight school business at the airport, both as an instructor and as an FAA examiner. A series of different owners passed through between 1973 and 1980, until Leonard Tanner bought it. One of
216-546: The ICAO code indicate the country; the remaining letters identify the airport. ICAO codes are used partly for geographical context. For example, the ICAO code for Heathrow International Airport in London, is EGLL, with its first letters reflecting that it is based in the United Kingdom . On the other hand, IATA codes do not provide geographic reference. For example, LHR, representing Heathrow, does not enable one to deduce
240-536: The United Kingdom, but nearby civilian Port Stanley Airport is assigned SFAL, consistent with South America . Saint Pierre and Miquelon is controlled by France, and airports there are assigned LFxx as though they were in Europe. Kosovo is assigned the code BKxx grouping it with Greenland and Iceland rather than its geographical neighbors which have Lxxx (described below). Jerusalem International Airport
264-474: The airport holds a Piper fly-in. Hundreds of Piper aircraft and pilots attend, pilots share stories and the public is welcomed to attend. Piper Cubs are the aircraft of choice at this fly-in. Many people also visit the Piper Museum on the airport grounds. On June 20, 2010, a Cessna 210 chartered by a federal agency crashed into a neighborhood directly off the west end of runway 9L/27R. The crash site
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#1732794075237288-501: The airport was purchased for a reported US$ 1.1 million by G&C Group of Acton, MA, a subsidiary of a large flight school in China. The estate had had several offers prior to that, but the manager of the estate preferred to hold out for what he hoped would be better offers. The final decision to sell was accelerated by the departure of the airport's long time manager, Burchard Aviation, who also operated an aircraft maintenance shop in one of
312-690: The airport: 85% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 2% jet, 3% glider , and 2% ultralight . The airport is home to AvSport of Lock Haven, a flight school specializing in Sport Pilot training in Light Sport Aircraft . The Piper Aviation Museum is located at the southwest end of the airport, preserving the history and legacy of the Piper Aircraft Corporation which manufactured aircraft from that location prior to relocating to Vero Beach, Florida . Every summer
336-428: The dilapidated hangars. The new owners plan to open a helicopter school after some years. Hang Glide New England is a hang gliding tandem and instruction business that operates between May and October. The Silver Wings Ultralight Club is also very active and occupies the west hangar. ICAO airport code The recommendations for ICAO airport codes were adopted on 24 March 1959, and came into force on 1 October
360-605: The location of the airport LHV with any greater certainty; it is William T. Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania in the United States . There are a few exceptions to the regional structure of the ICAO code that have been historically for political or administrative reasons. RAF Mount Pleasant air base in the Falkland Islands , for instance, is assigned the ICAO code EGYP as though it were in
384-535: The more interesting aircraft that has called the airport home was the prototype of the Lockheed YO-3A quiet observation aircraft, a type later used during the Vietnam War. It too was restored in a hangar at the airport before moving on. Leonard Tanner died in 1998 and his estate continued to operate the airport. The airport had been deteriorating in recent years, something that was particularly apparent in
408-441: The name of the airport or the city it serves, while ICAO codes are distributed by region and country. Far more aerodromes (in the broad sense) have ICAO codes than IATA codes, which are sometimes assigned to railway stations as well. The selection of ICAO codes is partly delegated to authorities in each country, while IATA codes, which have no geographic structure, must be decided centrally by IATA. The first one or two letters of
432-407: The poor condition of the runway. The surroundings, however are still picturesque. There are no services provided at the airport as of November 2015. In its heyday the airport was home to many activities and businesses. Camping, swimming, a fine restaurant, and aircraft maintenance were once part of daily operations. Fuel sales also ceased in 2015. In May 2017, after many years of being offered for sale,
456-510: The same year. ICAO codes are separate and different from IATA codes , the latter of which have three letters and are generally used for airline timetables , reservations, and baggage tags. For example, the IATA code for London 's Heathrow Airport is LHR and its ICAO code is EGLL. IATA codes are commonly seen by passengers and the general public on flight-tracking services such as FlightAware . In general IATA codes are usually derived from
480-624: The style LFddnn , where dd indicates the department while nn is a sequential counter. The French Federation of Ultralight Motorized Gliders was formally named the keeper of these codes. Aerodrome de Torreilles in France, for instance, has code LF6651. In Antarctica many aerodromes have pseudo ICAO-codes with AT and two digits, while others have proper codes from countries performing air control such as NZ for New Zealand . William T. Piper Memorial Airport William T. Piper Memorial Airport ( IATA : LHV , ICAO : KLHV , FAA LID : LHV )
504-524: The two airports share runways and ground and air control facilities. In small countries like Belgium or the Netherlands, almost all aerodromes have an ICAO code. For larger countries like the UK or Germany this is not feasible, given the limited number of letter codes. Some countries have addressed this issue by introducing a scheme of sub-ICAO aerodrome codes; France, for example, assigns pseudo ICAO codes in
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#1732794075237528-691: Was assigned both LLJR (its Israeli persona) as well as OJJR (its Jordanian persona), but the airport itself fell into disuse. In the contiguous United States and Canada, many airports have ICAO codes that are simply copies of their three-letter IATA codes, with the geographical prefix added on (e.g., YEG and CYEG both refer to Edmonton International Airport , while IAD and KIAD both refer to Washington Dulles International Airport ). This similarity does not extend to Alaska (PAxx), Hawaii (PHxx), or U.S. territories. Kahului Airport on Maui , for instance, has an IATA code of OGG and an ICAO code of PHOG. ICAO airport codes do not begin with I or J or X or Q, though
552-418: Was less than a block from the airfield, all three people on board died. The aircraft was making an approach to the airport and had notified Air traffic control of low fuel but did not issue an emergency. When the plane crashed it struck a telephone pole, a porch and three cars before coming to a rest in the middle of a street. One person on the ground had some minor injured when he was sitting in his SUV when it
576-413: Was struck by the wing of the plane. Eye witness accounts say the sound of the crash sounded like "A horrible metal crunching sound" and "Thought it was a car crash at first then I saw the plane". The Federal Aviation Administration later stated that the aircraft left William T Piper airport and experienced Engine failure and low fuel readings so it then turned around to try and land. The FAA then released
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