FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 16J |
| Lat/Long: | 31-44-35.8250N / 084-25-09.4260W 31-44.597083N / 084-25.157100W 31.7432847 / -84.4192850 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 333 ft. / 101.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of DAWSON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31742 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1300-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200, AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RYS 13 AND 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at ABY (17 nm SE): | PHONE 229-434-7494 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JAX ARTCC ON FREQS 125.75/226.8 (ALBANY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PZDr311/8.3 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| EUFr107/38.3 | | EUFAULA VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BLAAK | | 053/26.7 | | 344 | | 03W | | IWJ | .. .-- .--- |
| LINDBERGH | | 214/30.3 | | 242 | | 03W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
| CONEY | | 244/32.3 | | 400 | | 02W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
| CAMILLA | | 346/33.1 | | 369 | | 02W | | CXU | -.-. -..- ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4510 x 75 ft. / 1375 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RUNWAY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. RUNWAY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 31-44.844550N | | 31-44.349600N |
| Longitude: | 084-25.480683W | | 084-24.833500W |
| Elevation: | 333.2 ft. | | 288.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | none | | 18 ft. road, 290 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear RY 31 12 TO 25 FT BRUSH 117 FT RIGHT, 10 FT ROAD & 12 TO 25 FT BRUSH 75 FT LEFT, AT THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TERRELL COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY 177 SOUTH MAIN STREET DAWSON, GA 39842 Phone 229-995-5657 |
| Manager: | W.D. GARNER 2678 ALBANY HWY DAWSON, GA 39842 Phone 229-995-3787 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 64 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 131/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 June 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (132KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (147KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KABY - Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (17 nm SE)
7A9 - Peterson Field Airport (21 nm N)
KACJ - Souther Field Airport (25 nm NE)
KBIJ - Early County Airport (32 nm SW)
KCXU - Camilla-Mitchell County Airport (33 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 07-Oct-2006
from a Cessna 340 at 7,000 feet
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 00:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 16:57:24 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 12:57:24 |
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| METAR |
KABY 17nm SE | 091653Z 25011G15KT 10SM SCT047 BKN055 30/17 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP105 T03000172
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KBIJ 32nm SW | 091640Z AUTO 24015G18KT 10SM BKN043 BKN050 32/21 A2984 RMK AO2 PWINO
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| TAF |
KABY 17nm SE | 091136Z 091212 23009KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 BKN250 TEMPO 1214 BKN015 FM1400 24010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM1700 25013G20KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM0000 23007KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM0800 23004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 0912 6SM BR BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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