DeKalb Peachtree Airport guide

DeKalb-Peachtree Airport sits in Chamblee, northeast of downtown Atlanta. It is a county-owned, public-use general aviation field with no scheduled airline service. Business jets, turboprops, training aircraft and news helicopters make up its traffic.

The field began as Naval Air Station Atlanta in 1941 and moved to civilian use between 1957 and 1959. It has three runways. The longest, 3R/21L, is 6,001 feet of concrete with an instrument landing system, and in late 2018 it received the first engineered materials arrestor system installed in Georgia. A control tower, built in 1988, handles traffic. The tower closes overnight, and the field operates as uncontrolled airspace until the morning.

PDK is the second busiest airport in Georgia by flight operations, behind Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International. DeKalb County reports about 125 aviation-related businesses on the field, along with more than 400 based aircraft. Three full-service fixed-base operators serve visiting crews and passengers: Aero Center Atlanta, Atlantic Aviation and Signature Aviation. A playground on the grounds is billed as Georgia's first aviation park, and the Downwind restaurant overlooks the airfield.