Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree

Overview summary

Atlanta DeKalb Peachtree airport is a public use airport in DeKalb County, Georgia. Located in Chamblee, Georgia, just northeast of Atlanta, the airport is most commonly known as Peachtree-DeKalb Airport or simply PDK. Other names (rarely used) include Peachtree Airport, DeKalb Airport or DeKalb County Airport.

Atlanta DeKalb-Peachtree is the second busiest airport by volume of flights in the state and is home to approximately 50 private aircraft with 3 active runways and over 200,000 departures each year. The airport is also a base for helicopters used by major television broadcasters and is also home to a flying school.

For private jet charter to or from Atlanta DeKalb Peachtree airport, call PrivateFly at +44 (0) 20 7100 6960 (24 hours).

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ATLANTA DEKALB PEACHTREE HISTORY

The airport was once a part of Camp Gordon, a military training base used during the First World War, and it was also used extensively throughout the Second World War. In 1959 the airport was designated exclusively for civilian flights and received continuous investment throughout the following decades.

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ATLANTA DEKALB PEACHTREE LOCATION

Atlanta DeKalb Peachtree airport is located in northeast Atlanta, GA and is only 12 miles away from downtown (approximately 25 minutes by car).

ATLANTA DEKALB PEACHTREE FACILITIES

DeKalb is home to 3 FBO service companies: Signature Flight Support, Epps Air Service and Atlantic Aviation as well as a designated helicopter FBO.

ATLANTA DEKALB PEACHTREE FACTS

Latitude – 22.8756° N
Longitude - 84.3019° W
Elevation 1003 ft/306m
3 Runways of 6001ft(1829m), 3746ft/(1142m) and 3967ft/(1209m) respectively.
The airport also has a helipad.
Airport Code: PDK/KPDK