Georgetown is a small Texas community, north of Austin, noted for its Victorian homes. The oldest university in Texas, Southwestern University, was built here in 1840. And, baseball legend Nolan Ryan hails from this town, too. The area was once the biggest cotton producer in Texas, and in recent years celebrates a Red Poppy Festival every Spring.
The Georgetown Municipal Airport sits on 640-acres, north of the downtown area, and was built in 1943, as a U.S. Navy Auxiliary field. Lands adjacent to the airport include some scrub forest, but also lots of residential subdivision. To minimize noise impact, there is an informal ‘Fly Friendly Program’ which encourages local pattern traffic to remain north and east of the runways. Operations are managed by a Federal Contract Tower, open daily from 7:00 AM until 10:00 pm. FAA’s ATADS data shows this is a relatively slow airport, at 60K-70K ops per year, half of which is local pattern traffic.
KGTU Georgetown Municipal Airport
(640 acres) Georgetown, TX
Four Nearby Instrument Airports:
[T74] 14 SE ; [KEDC] 18 S ; [KRYW] 18 SW ;
[KILE] 24 N ;(ave. distance: 19 nm)
Total Based Aircraft: 198
(167 single-props, 22 multi-props)
(6 jets, 3 helicopters)
Operations & ATC:
(est. 350 ops/day (66% local) ♦ 15hr Contract tower)
FAA began compiling ATADS data in 2007. Airport operations in 2012 were DOWN 9% from the peak year (2008).
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Airport Funding:
Four-year average AIP funding: AIP Grants averaged under $250,000 per year, during 2010-2013.
6-4-2014
ATADS : Airport Operations : Standard ReportFrom 01/2008 To 12/2012 | Facility=GTU |
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Calendar Year |
Air Carrier |
Air Taxi |
General Aviation |
Military | Itinerant Total |
Local Total |
Total Operations |
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2008 | 20 | 1,428 | 37,220 | 260 | 38,928 | 36,479 | 75,407 | |||||||||||||
2009 | 5 | 961 | 32,619 | 155 | 33,740 | 25,363 | 59,103 | |||||||||||||
2010 | 6 | 934 | 33,549 | 240 | 34,729 | 25,367 | 60,096 | |||||||||||||
2011 | 3 | 527 | 34,192 | 336 | 35,058 | 28,735 | 63,793 | |||||||||||||
2012 | 0 | 387 | 33,166 | 117 | 33,670 | 34,721 | 68,391 |