FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1A5 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-13-21.4150N / 083-25-08.6250W
35-13.356917N / 083-25.143750W
35.2226153 / -83.4190625
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2020 ft. / 616 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of FRANKLIN, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28734 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 2800 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 07/25 ON DUSK - DAWN TO INCR INTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN LCTD 3/4 MILE SE OF ARPT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.225 (828-349-3156) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MT. OGELTHROPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HRSr055/29.6 | | HARRIS VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 00E |
| ODFr349/32.2 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| SOTr212/38.5 | | SNOWBIRD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TOMOTLA | | 077/27.1 | | 335 | | 01W | | TTQ | - - --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition
RY 07/25 HAS SEVERE CRACKS AND VEGETATION THROUGH THE CRACKS AND JOINTS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 35-13.224333N | | 35-13.489500N |
| Longitude: | 083-25.555167W | | 083-24.732333W |
| Elevation: | 2020.2 ft. | | 2009.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 069 true | | 254 magnetic, 249 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. trees, 1420 ft. from runway, 7 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
6 FT HILL 0-200 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 9 ft. brush, 205 ft. from runway, 59 ft. left of centerline
8 FT FENCE 159 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 134 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 6 FT BRUSH 109 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 123 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MACON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734
Phone 828-524-7121 |
| Manager: | NEIL HOPPE
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734-1513
Phone 828-524-5529 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 27 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | RY 25 HAS A 15 FT DROP OFF 350 FT FM THLD L & R. |
| - | ARPT PHONE 828-524-5529. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) -A | |
download (465KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (71KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRHP - Western Carolina Regional Airport (22 nm W)
KTOC - Toccoa RG Letourneau Field Airport (38 nm S)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (38 nm N)
KCEU - Oconee County Regional Airport (42 nm SE)
KLQK - Pickens County Airport (43 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2010
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Macon County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunset | | 18:12 | | 23:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 07:47:51 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 02:47:51 |
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| METAR |
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| K1A5 | 120655Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM BKN038 BKN049 M08/M16 A3021 RMK AO2
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24A
12nm NE | SuperAWOS
120655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM M11/M15 A3010
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KTYS
45nm NW | 120524Z 1206/1306 32008KT P6SM SCT050 FM121300 27008KT P6SM SKC FM130300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KAVL
45nm E | 120534Z 1206/1306 34021G31KT P6SM SCT060 FM121200 32017G26KT P6SM SKC FM122300 32010KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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