Global InformationAtlanta Speedway Airport information
Atlanta Speedway Airport (formerly Henry County Airport and Bear Creek Airport) Clayton County Airport - Tara Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Henry County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hampton, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 874 ft / 266 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°23′21″N 084°19′56″W / 33.38917°N 84.33222°W | ||||||||||
| Website | AtlantaSpeedwayAirport.com | ||||||||||
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  KHMP Location of airport in Georgia | |||||||||||
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Sources: Henry County,[1] FAA,[2] GDOT[3] | |||||||||||
Atlanta Speedway Airport[1] (ICAO: KHMP, FAA LID: HMP)(formerly 4A7), is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Hampton, a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States.[2] It was known as Clayton County Airport – Tara Field,[4] which was the name still used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)[2] and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) until 2011.[3] The airport was renamed Atlanta South Regional Airport, which was approved by the airport board of commissioners in December 2011, and was approved by the GDOT and the FAA before it went into effect. It was also known as Henry County Airport from 2013 to 2017.
Although the airport is located in Henry County, it was owned and operated by Clayton County to the north from 1992 until 2011. It is not near most of that county, except for its very small southern tip. The north end of Clayton County has part of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, thus Tara Field served general aviation, especially for the Atlanta Motor Speedway immediately next to it. At its July 12, 2011, meeting, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners voted to sell the airport to Henry County in a deal worth $17.7 million. The Henry County Board of Commissioners agreed to the purchase at a meeting on July 13, 2011, and the sale was completed in August 2011. Henry County paid just $2.7 million toward the purchase price, with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Georgia Department of Transportation funding the balance of $15 million.
The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday, December 4, 2012, to move forward with the runway expansion project, which extended the runway to 5,500 feet and widened it by 25 feet. The project was complete in time for the Labor Day race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[5] There is no weather station or FAA flight info reported for this airport.
On April 15, 2013, the airport runway was closed for 2 months to allow for construction on widening of the runway. Phase I of the Airport Expansion began in February 2013 and was completed for the 2013 NASCAR weekend at the nearby Speedway. Expansion consisted of adding 1,000 feet to the 24 end and widening the existing runway 25 feet. At the completion of Phase I, the new runway will be 5,503 feet long by 100 feet wide.
- ^ a b "Henry County Airport". Henry County Board of Commissioners. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4A7 – CLAYTON COUNTY - TARA FIELD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "4A7 – CLAYTON COUNTY - TARA FIELD". Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Clayton County Airport - Tara Field". Clayton County. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.