FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 72 ft. trees, 2015 ft. from runway, 67 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 7 ft. brush, 206 ft. from runway, 44 ft. left of centerline
5 FT FENCE 162 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 77 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MACON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
MACON CO COURTHOUSE, 5 W. MAIN ST
FRANKLIN, NC 28734
Phone 828-524-5529 |
| 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 * | | 44% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 6% | military | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 08 September 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 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 Max Grogan
Photo taken 27-Oct-2006
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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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 09:36:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 04:36:23 |
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| METAR |
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| K1A5 | 080920Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR M01/M02 A3032 RMK AO2 T10081018
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| TAF |
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KTYS
45nm NW | 080527Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
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KAVL
45nm E | 080520Z 0806/0906 33002KT P6SM SKC FM081500 15004KT P6SM SCT250
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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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