Franklin Airport, aka Franklin Field Airport, California, USA is the major gateway to the city of Franklin in California's Sacramento county. Located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Franklin, this is a public use airport owned and operated by the County of Sacramento. Though it is mostly used for general aviation today, it was used for bomber training by the federal government during World War II, before it was acquired by the County of Sacramento in 1947under the Surplus Property Act of 1944.
There is no air traffic control tower or personnel at Franklin Airport alias Franklin Field (California)and hence, it is considered an uncontrolled airport. Sprawling over 496 acres of land, Franklin Field Airport, Sacramento, CA, has two operational runways (asphalt make):
Runway 18/36: 3,240 x 60 ft. (988 x 18 m)
Runway 9/27: 3,100 x 60 ft. (945 x 18 m)
The operational statistics of Franklin Airport are as follows:
- Aircraft based on the field: 8
- Single engine airplanes: 7
- Multi engine airplanes: 1
For the 12-month period ending on 31st December 2002,
- Aircraft operations: avg 99/day
- 94% transient general aviation
- 6% local general aviation
Major airline services, like that of US Airways connect the Airport in Franklin, Sacramento, CA to other cities of the US like Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, and St. Louis to name a few. The city is connected to rest of the world by many international connecting flights that can be availed from any major international airports, because non-stop direct ones are difficult to come by. The airlines also offer many exciting packages that include hotel bookings, sight-seeing arrangements in pre-rented cabs along with cheap air tickets.
Some affordable yet good hotels near to Franklin Airport are:
- Comfort Inn Franklin
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Franklin
- Days Inn Franklin Nashville
- Elk Grove
- Lodi
- Sacramento
- West Sacramento
Once you land at the Franklin Field, the city will welcome you amidst its cosmopolitan convergence of history and urban heights. Some great places near Franklin are Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina. Lake Tahoe and Reno are also about a three hour car ride away.
So log on to www.flightshotelstours.com and check out the latest updates on Franklin Airport, California and the means to get there.
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