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47A Cherokee County Airport
Canton, Georgia, USA

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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
PDKr349/26.8PEACHTREE VOR/DME116.6002W
RMGr075/35.6ROME VORTAC115.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHERO046/4.741504WDJD -.. .--- -..
PICKENS COUNTY172/8.928504WJZP .--- --.. .--.
CARTERSVILLE076/21.830804WEVZ . ...- --..
CALHOUN104/25.532302WOUK --- ..- -.-
FLOWERY BRANCH287/26.536503WFKV ..-. -.- ...-
FLOYD091/36.738802WOYD --- -.-- -..
WHITFIELD141/38.640003WUWI ..- .-- ..

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: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 34-18.425767N34-18.845093N
Longitude: 084-25.660738W084-25.208562W
Elevation: 1205.3 ft.1215.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 046 magnetic, 042 true226 magnetic, 222 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, 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
    
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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Area around 47A (Cherokee County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo of 47A (Cherokee County Airport)
Photo taken 05-Nov-2008

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From to 47A

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0310:03
Sunrise06:3210:32
Sunset20:5200:52
Evening civil twilight21:2201:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 05:16:27
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 01:16:27
 
METAR
K47A 050500Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A2999 RMK AO2 T02210132
KRYY 
20nm SW 
050255Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 25/14 A2999
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
S&S Aviation 770-479-6389
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100LL 
$4.30 
Jet A 
$3.30 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
 Superior Flight School
770-704-9931
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft rental, Pilot supplies, Flying club, Computerized weather, Internet access, Restrooms
 
Cessna Pilot Center  
 
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Vintage Flights 404-791-9603
[web site]
[email]
Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Cherokee County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Cherokee County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 47A have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN - CANTON 4.3 64-65
 

Other hotels near Cherokee County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOMESTEAD INN 3.9 
BEST WESTERN MOUNTAIN VILLA INN & SUITES 4.7 62-71
DAYS INN - CANTON 5.8 56-57

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 Cherokee County Airport

4 in Canton
2 in Jasper
3 in Woodstock
3 in Cumming
26 in Alpharetta
3 in Dawsonville
 

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