Triangle North Executive Airport

Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport)
IATA: LFN ICAO: KLHZ FAA LID: LHZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Franklin County
Serves	Louisburg, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL	369 ft / 112 m
Coordinates	36°01′24″N 078°19′49″W
Website	https://www.franklincountync.gov/county_services/airport/index.php
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 5,498 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 62,800 Based aircraft 65
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Triangle North Executive Airport[2] (IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA LID: LHZ) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. It is located five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district of Louisburg, North Carolina.[1]

It was known as the Franklin County Regional Airport until November 2008, when the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County approved the new name.[3] As of February 2010, Federal Aviation Administration records give the airport's name as Franklin County Airport.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LHZ by the FAA[1] and LFN by the IATA.[4] The airport's ICAO identifier is KLHZ.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 388 acres (157 ha) at an elevation of 369 feet (112 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,498 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2008, the airport had 62,800 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 2% jet and 9% helicopter.[1]

See also

• List of airports in North Carolina

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LHZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
2. "Triangle North Executive Airport (LHZ)". Franklin County, NC. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
3. "Minutes: Board of Commissioners Meeting on November 3, 2008" (PDF). Franklin County. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
4. "Franklin County Airport (IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA: LHZ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

External links

• "Triangle North Executive Airport - LHZ" (PDF). at North Carolina DOT airport guide
• Aerial photo as of February 1999 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for LHZ, effective January 23, 2025
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for LHZ
  • AirNav airport information for KLHZ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures