Anderson Regional Airport
Anderson Regional Airport (IATA: AND, ICAO: KAND, FAA LID: AND) is a public airport 3 nautical miles (5.6 kilometres) southwest of Anderson, in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. It is one of the busiest airports in upstate South Carolina. It receives over 14,000 visitors each year and generates over $13 million annually.Anderson has no airline service or concourses for gates, and no control tower, but in 2007 one runway was extended 1,000 ft (300 m) to handle larger aircraft. In May 2018, airport authorities announced plans for a 6.71 million dollar facelift. The plan includes further improvements of the main runway and building a new ADA-compliant general aviation terminal. Once the new terminal was completed, the old terminal built in 1970 was demolished.From 2009 to 2020, the airport hosted an annual airshow that typically runs Saturday-Sunday and was free to the public. The Anderson Regional Airshow attracted an estimated 50,000 visitors to the airport each year during the two-day event.Anderson Regional Airport covers 704 acres (2.85 km2) and has two runways and two helipads: 5/23: 6,002 feet (1,829 m) by 150 feet (46 m), asphalt 17/35: 4,996 feet (1,523 m) by 150 feet (46 m), asphalt H1: 50 feet (15 m) by 50 feet (15 m), concrete H2: 50 feet (15 m) by 50 feet (15 m), concreteNew Prospect Elementary School is across from the airport; the school mascot is the Jets. It is the headquarters of the Anderson County Civil Air Patrol.
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Anderson Regional Airport
New Prospect Church Road
29625
South Carolina, United States
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