FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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. |
| 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: | | 92 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 75 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (200KB) |
| NDB RWY 04 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Photo taken 05-Nov-2008
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 01:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 05:16:27 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 01:16:27 |
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| METAR |
| K47A | 050500Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A2999 RMK AO2 T02210132
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KRYY 20nm SW | 050255Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 25/14 A2999
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| TAF |
KRYY 20nm SW | 042332Z 0500/0524 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM051200 23006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM051600 24008KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB FM051900 24012KT P6SM VCTS BKN045CB OVC080 TEMPO 0520/0524 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB AMD NOT SKED 0504/0512
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| NOTAMs |
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