Facilities and Aircraft
Gainesville Regional Airport covers an area of 1,650 acres (670 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 measuring 7,504 x 150 ft (2,287 x 46 m) and 7/25 measuring 4,158 x 100 ft (1,267 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2011, the airport had 70,876 aircraft operations, an average of 366 per day: 73% general aviation, 8% air taxi, 8% military and 1% scheduled commercial. There are 185 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% jet and 4% helicopter.
Gainesville Regional Airport is served by one full service FBO, University Air Center. Previously there were two, Gulf Atlantic Airways and Flight Line. Flight Line's contract with the airport authority expired and Gulf Atlantic became University Air Center. University Air Center provides a pilots lounge with TV, snack machines, aircraft rentals and charters, flight instruction, and fuel. A second flight school, Sky Chiefs Aviation, is also located on the airport and provides full service flight training and aircraft rental.
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