Macon County Airport

Macon County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMacon County Airport Authority
ServesMacon County, North Carolina
LocationFranklin, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL2,034 ft / 620 m
Coordinates35°13′21″N 083°25′09″W / 35.22250°N 83.41917°W / 35.22250; -83.41917
Map
1A5
Location of airport in North Carolina / United States
1A5
1A5 (the United States)
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 aircraft30
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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, in the Iotla Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.