FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 24A |
| Lat/Long: | 35-19-02.7610N / 083-12-35.6990W
35-19.046017N / 083-12.594983W
35.3174336 / -83.2099164
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2857 ft. / 870.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of SYLVA, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28779 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1978 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD
FOR ASSISTANCE CALL 828-400-9660. |
| Pattern altitude: | 3857 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 AND PAPI RY 15 & 13 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 1A5 (12 nm SW): | 118.225 (828-349-3156) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SOTr199/29.4 | | SNOWBIRD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| ODFr007/37.5 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BROAD RIVER | | 278/36.3 | | 379 | | 04W | | BRA | -... .-. .- |
| TOMOTLA | | 073/38.5 | | 335 | | 01W | | TTQ | - - --.- |
| LAKE KEOWEE | | 325/39.3 | | 408 | | 04W | | LQK | .-.. --.- -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL 24 HOUR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3003 x 50 ft. / 915 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 15/33 NUMBERS SMALLER THAN STANDARD. |
| Gradient: | NW |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 35-19.240817N | | 35-18.851217N |
| Longitude: | 083-12.781233W | | 083-12.408750W |
| Elevation: | 2856.7 ft. | | 2807.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.3% | | 1.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 15 UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT OF CENTERLINE. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.09 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 9 ft. brush, 295 ft. from runway, 64 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
10 FT BRUSH 198 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 90 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AND 4 FT GROUND 0-200 FT FROM END OF THLD OFFSET 100 FT R & L OF CNTRLN. | | 8 ft. brush, 250 ft. from runway, 12 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
10 FT BRUSH 105 FT FM END OF THLD AND 68 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JACKSON CO ARPT AUTHORITY
401 GRINDSTAFF COVE ROAD
SYLVIA, NC 28779
Phone 828-400-9660 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL SCHOONOVER
401 GRINDSTAFF COVE RD
SYLVA, NC 28779
Phone 828-400-9660 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 85/week * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 4% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 27 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MTN HAZARD BCN LGTS LOCATED ON MTN RANGE APPROX 1.7 MILES SSW OF ARPT - LGTS OPERATION UNRELIABLE. |
| - | RY 15 300 FT DROPOFF 300 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 90 FT LEFT/RIGHT OF CNTRLN ALONG RUNWAY. |
| - | RY 33 300 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FM THLD 50 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| - | RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 24A.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1A5 - Macon County Airport (12 nm SW)
KRHP - Western Carolina Regional Airport (33 nm W)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (33 nm E)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (36 nm NW)
KLQK - Pickens County Airport (39 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photographer: Nick Breedlove
Pilot: Mike Schoonover
Photo taken 09-Sep-2012
looking northwest.
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 10:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 12:17:55 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 08:17:55 |
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| METAR |
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K1A5
12nm SW | 131155Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM RA SCT004 BKN038 OVC050 18/18 A3004 RMK AO2 70001 T01830181 10188 20180
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KAVL
34nm E | 131120Z 1312/1412 33003KT 1/2SM FG BKN002 OVC015 FM131300 31004KT 5SM -SHRA BKN004 BKN015 OVC025 FM131500 32007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 TEMPO 1315/1318 33010G15KT 3SM TSRA BKN020CB FM131800 30008KT P6SM BKN035 FM140500 34004KT 4SM BR BKN004
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