PDKAirport.org is website of DeKalb Peachtree airport, Georgia
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PDK - Heaven on Earth!
Description
The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) is located on a part of the old Camp Gordon, a World War I Army training base. (Our History) The airport is classified as a a general aviation reliever airport for the Atlanta metropolitan area. A reliever airport is a general aviation airport which reduces air carrier airport congestion by providing service for the smaller general aviation aircraft. The term "general aviation" encompasses the entire spectrum of aircraft and aircraft related businesses and services including the most sophisticated corporate & business jets, aircraft charters, training aircraft, helicopters, aircraft maintenance and refurbishment, and personal aircraft used for business and recreational purposes.
The airport lies on about 765 acres of land in the northeastern part of DeKalb County. The airport currently is home to 4 fixed wing and 2 helicopter fixed based operators, and hosts 125 aviation-related tenants. There are about 590 aircraft of all sorts and types based on the field.
The airport has averaged about 230,000 operations (take-offs & landings) per year over the past 30 years. The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport is the second busiest airport in the State of Georgia in its number of operations only behind Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. PDK's location only 8 miles from the heart of downtown Atlanta makes it the airport of choice for those operators of corporate, business, and general aviation aircraft visiting the Atlanta area.
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