Dyersburg Regional Airport

Dyersburg Regional Airport (ICAO: KDYR, FAA LID: DYR) is two miles south of Dyersburg, in Dyer County, Tennessee.[2] It was formerly Dyersburg Municipal Airport.[1]

Dyersburg Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Dyersburg
ServesDyersburg, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL338 ft / 103 m
Coordinates35°59′53″N 089°24′24″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,698 1,737 Asphalt
16/34 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (1996)
Aircraft operations19,400
Based aircraft22

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is DYR to the FAA[2] and has no IATA code.[3] (IATA assigned DYR to Anadyr Airport in Anadyr, Russia[4]).

In 1957-59 it was served by Southeast Airlines DC-3s, and in 1961-63 by Southern Airlines DC-3s. (In 1962, 134 passengers boarded Southern's DC-3s.)

Facilities

The airport covers 275 acres (111 ha) at an elevation of 338 feet (103 m). It has two asphalt runways: 4/22 is 5,698 by 100 feet (1,737 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 4,000 by 75 feet.[2]

In the year ending April 12, 1996 the airport had 19,400 aircraft operations, average 53 per day: 94% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 3% military. 22 aircraft were then based at this airport: 77% single-engine and 23% multi-engine.[2]

Incidents

References

  1. "Dyersburg Municipal (DYR)". Airport Directory. Tennessee DOT. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for DYR PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  3. "KDYR - Dyersburg, Tennessee". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  4. "DYR / UHMA - Anadyr Airport, Russia". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  5. Jones, M. (1999). Patsy: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline. Da Capo Press. p. 287. ISBN 9780306808869. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
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