Macon County Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 1A5
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Macon County Airport Authority
Serves	Macon County, North Carolina
Location	Franklin, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL	2,034 ft / 620 m
Coordinates	35°13′21″N 083°25′09″W / 35.22250°N 83.41917°W / 35.22250; -83.41917
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/27/2023) 13,650 Based aircraft 30
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Macon County Airport (FAA LID: 1A5) is a public use airport in Macon County, North Carolina, United States. Owned by the Macon County Airport Authority, it is located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of central business district of Franklin, North Carolina,^[1] in the Iotla Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains.^[2] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Macon County Airport covers an area of 110 acres (45 ha) at an elevation of 2,034 feet (620 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 27, 2023, the airport had 13,650 aircraft operations, an average of 37 per day: 94% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and 2% military.

In July 2023, there were 30 aircraft based at this airport: 24 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.^[1]