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1A5 Macon County Airport
Franklin, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 1A5
Lat/Long: 35-13-20.3239N / 083-25-11.9878W
35-13.338732N / 083-25.199797W
35.2223122 / -83.4199966
(estimated)
Elevation: 2034 ft. / 620 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (2010)
From city: 3 miles NW of FRANKLIN, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: 1100-0300Z++
Pattern altitude: 2814 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: 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. Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
HRSr055/29.5HARRIS VORTAC109.8000E
ODFr349/32.2FOOTHILLS VORTAC113.4000E
SOTr212/38.5SNOWBIRD VORTAC108.8004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TOMOTLA077/27.133501WTTQ - - --.-

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: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
RY 07/25 HAS SEVERE CRACKS AND VEGETATION THROUGH THE CRACKS AND JOINTS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: W.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 35-13.188098N35-13.489365N
Longitude: 083-25.667382W083-24.732212W
Elevation: 2033.4 ft.2009.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.5% UP
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 074 magnetic, 069 true254 magnetic, 249 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 7 TEST MODE ONLY.
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 25 TEST MODE ONLY.
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
    
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.
RMK: AFLD SVC AVBL 110-0300++ EXCLD HOL.
MISC: IACH HELIPAD LGT PILOT ACTIVATED.
MISC- ALL WX FCST, OBSN, PMSV BRIEFINGS AND SUPPORT 1100-0300Z++ EXC HOL. WX OBSN SUPPORT 1100-0300Z++ EXC HOL

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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) -A   download (296KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (141KB)

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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Area around 1A5 (Macon County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 1A5 (Macon County Airport)
Photo by Eve Cascella
Photo taken 13-Sep-2010
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2610:26
Sunrise06:5310:53
Sunset20:2400:24
Evening civil twilight20:5100:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 12:05:06
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 08:05:06
 
METAR
K1A5 131155Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM RA SCT004 BKN038 OVC050 18/18 A3004 RMK AO2 70001 T01830181 10188 20180
TAF
KTYS 
45nm NW 
130941Z 1310/1406 24006KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 OVC250 FM131400 25010KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB OVC080 FM132000 27008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 FM140000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
KAVL 
45nm E 
130538Z 1306/1406 00000KT 5SM BR BKN003 TEMPO 1306/1310 2SM BR OVC002 FM131000 31003KT 6SM BR BKN008 OVC015 FM131300 31004KT 5SM -SHRA BKN008 BKN015 OVC025 TEMPO 1313/1316 33010G15KT 3SM TSRA BKN015CB FM131600 30008KT P6SM BKN035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Franklin Aviation 828-524-5529
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100LL Jet A
PS $5.87 $5.34 
 Updated 02-Aug-2013
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Macon County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Macon County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 1A5 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN FRANKLIN NC 3.8 59-89
MICROTEL INN FRANKLIN 4.5 59-68
COMFORT INN FRANKLIN 4.5 90-91
 

Other hotels near Macon County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN FRANKLIN 4.5 103-114
CAROLINA MOTEL 5.9 60-66

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Macon County Airport

6 in Franklin
5 in Bryson City
1 in Whittier
3 in Dillard, GA
16 in Cherokee
 

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