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2GA8 Shannon Flight Strip Airport
Shannon, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 2GA8
Lat/Long: 34-20-59.3270N / 085-04-36.8100W
34-20.988783N / 085-04.613500W
34.3498131 / -85.0768917
(estimated)
Elevation: 677 ft. / 206 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 1 mile NW of SHANNON, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30161

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/1975
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 2177 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at RMG (4 nm W): 119.925 (706-235-3467)
WX AWOS-3 at CZL (9 nm NE): 119.975 (706-602-5906)
WX ASOS at VPC (18 nm SE): 120.525 (770-606-0375)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RMGr010/11.4ROME VORTAC115.4001E
GQOr173/36.9CHOO CHOO VORTAC115.8001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FLOYD057/5.338802WOYD --- -.-- -..
CALHOUN249/8.132302WOUK --- ..- -.-
CARTERSVILLE312/14.730804WEVZ . ...- --..
WHITFIELD197/27.240003WUWI ..- .-- ..
CHERO285/29.841504WDJD -.. .--- -..
PICKENS COUNTY262/31.228504WJZP .--- --.. .--.
FORT PAYNE110/31.342601WFTP ..-. - .--.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FRED T FRICKS
P.O. BOX 503
SHANNON, GA 30172
Phone 706-346-6501
Manager: FRED T FRICKS
P.O. BOX 503
SHANNON, GA 30172
Phone 706-346-6501

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 5
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2GA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRMG - Richard B Russell Airport (4 nm W)
KCZL - Tom B. David Field Airport (9 nm NE)
KVPC - Cartersville Airport (18 nm SE)
4A4 - Polk County Airport- Cornelius Moore Field (20 nm S)
9A5 - Barwick Lafayette Airport (23 nm NW)
 
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Area around 2GA8 (Shannon Flight Strip Airport)
 
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From to 2GA8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4211:42
Sunrise07:0912:09
Sunset17:4022:40
Evening civil twilight18:0623:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 12:13:24
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 07:13:24
 
METAR
KRMG 
4nm W 
091153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP267 T00830072 10089 20072 51011
KVPC 
17nm SE 
091153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01000078 10117 20061 53010
TAF
KRYY 
31nm SE 
091140Z 0912/1012 09005KT P6SM BKN200 FM091300 06008KT P6SM SCT120 OVC200 FM091800 06010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM092300 06013KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080 TEMPO 1003/1006 P6SM -RA OVC025 FM100600 06016KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015

 
 

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Hotels near Shannon Flight Strip Airport

Miles Price ($)
BARNSLEY GARDENS RESORT 5.9 259-556

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 Shannon Flight Strip Airport

15 in Rome
4 in Adairsville
10 in Calhoun
1 in Trion
2 in White
 

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