FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 47A |
| Lat/Long: | 34-18-38.1258N / 084-25-26.0790W 34-18.635430N / 084-25.434650W 34.3105905 / -84.4239108 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1219 ft. / 371.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 6 miles NE of CANTON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30107 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 AND PAPI RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.825 (770-704-6235) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 121.0 [0645-2300] |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 121.0 [0645-2300] |
| WX AWOS-A at JZP (9 nm N): | 285 |
| WX AWOS-3 at RYY (20 nm SW): | PHONE 770-425-3406 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PDKr349/26.8 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| RMGr075/35.6 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3414 x 75 ft. / 1041 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. RY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-18.425767N | | 34-18.845093N |
| Longitude: | 084-25.660738W | | 084-25.208562W |
| Elevation: | 1205.3 ft. | | 1215.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 042 true | | 226 magnetic, 222 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (2.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (2.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none +6 FT TREES AND BRUSH 81 FT LEFT OF THLD AND 99 FT RIGHT OF THLD OUT TO 260 FT. | | 20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 93 ft. right of centerline +8 FT TREES AND BRUSH FM 105-175 FT RIGHT OF THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHEROKEE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTH. PO BOX 5052 CANTON, GA 30114 Phone 770-479-1808 |
| Manager: | JIMMY GARLAND, FBO S&S AVIATION 1800 AIRPORT DRIVE BALLGROUND, GA 30107 Phone 770-479-6389 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 104 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 83 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 03 August 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (221KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (200KB) |
| NDB RWY 04 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (72KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJZP - Pickens County Airport (9 nm N)
KRYY - Cobb County Airport-Mc Collum Field (20 nm SW)
KVPC - Cartersville Airport (24 nm SW)
KMGE - Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Atlanta Naval Air Station) (24 nm S)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (27 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 10:41 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 21:44:13 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 17:44:13 |
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| METAR |
| K47A | 092140Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM SCT045 SCT055 26/12 A2979 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE
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KRYY 20nm SW | 092048Z 26008G15KT 10SM SCT046 27/15 A2978
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| TAF |
KRYY 20nm SW | 091732Z 091818 30009KT P6SM SCT023 BKN040 OVC045 FM2300 27009KT P6SM BKN040 BKN250 FM0800 24005KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT020 BKN100 FM1300 28008KT P6SM BKN100
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KMGE 24nm S | 091313 27006KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2980INS TEMPO 1315 8000 BR BKN030 BECMG 1718 27010G20KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2977INS BECMG 0001 27005KT 9999 VCTS BKN050CB QNH2978INS TEMPO 0609 VRB15G25KT 8000 -TSRA BKN050CB BKN210 BECMG 1011 VRB05KT 6000 -RA BKN020 QNH2979I
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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