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Richard B. Russell Airport〔 is a county-owned public-use airport in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. The airport is located six nautical miles (11 km) north of the central business district of Rome, Georgia.〔 It is also known as Richard B. Russell Regional Airport.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Richard B. Russell Airport ) 〕 This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which categorizes it as a ''general aviation'' facility.〔(FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013 ). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.〕 The Rome Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is located at the airport. Stationed at the squadron are a Maule MT-7-235 tow plane and three Blanik gliders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Rome Composite Squadron )〕 On the first Saturday of each month, the Experimental Aircraft Association hosts a fly-in breakfast at the EAA campgrounds located off the Old Dalton Road.〔 == History == Floyd County purchased of land for the airport in 1942. The county turned the land over to the U.S. Navy which built three asphalt runways for a Naval Auxiliary Air Base. It was deeded back to the county in 1945, after the Navy discontinued its use of the site.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 History of Russell Airport ) 〕 The airport was then named for Richard B. Russell, Jr.,〔 who represented Georgia in the U.S. Senate from 1933 until his death in 1971. Eastern Airlines served the airport with scheduled passenger service until the late 1960s. Eastern operated Convair 440 propliners with service to Atlanta, Nashville and St. Louis.〔http://www.60sairlineantiques.net/timetables/Eastern-1965〕 〔http://www.timetableimages.com, June 17, 1967 Eastern Airlines system timetable〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard B. Russell Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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