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48A Cochran Airport
Cochran, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 48A
Lat/Long: 32-24-02.3812N / 083-16-42.2671W
32-24.039687N / 083-16.704452W
32.4006614 / -83.2784075
(estimated)
Elevation: 336 ft. / 102.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 4 miles E of COCHRAN, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 31014

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1941
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1300
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET DUSK-2000; AFT 2000 ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
ATLANTA APPROACH: 119.6 7000 & ABV 124.2 BLO 7000 [0645-2300]
ATLANTA DEPARTURE: 119.6 7000 & ABV 124.2 BLO 7000 [0645-2300]
WX AWOS-3 at EZM (13 nm SE): 119.425 (478-374-9979)
WX AWOS-3 at DBN (18 nm NE): 118.425 (478-277-9051)
  • ATLANTA LARGE TRACON IS PROVIDING PART-TIME APCH/DEP SVC 0615-0000; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0000-0615 ON FREQS 123.95/357.6 (MACON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VNAr044/15.8VIENNA VORTAC116.5001E
DBNr252/24.7DUBLIN VORTAC113.1005W
MCNr132/25.5MACON VORTAC114.2001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CREKE254/14.425104WDB -.. -...
EASTMAN342/17.236604WEZM . --.. --
BAY CREEK101/24.935003WBEP -... . .--.
MC RAE316/27.228003WMQW -- --.- .--
MONTEZUMA091/37.042604WIZS .. --.. ...
CONEY053/38.240002WOHY --- .... -.--

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4401 x 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 32-24.184500N32-24.009000N
Longitude: 083-17.227833W083-16.398000W
Elevation: 377.3 ft.283.1 ft.
Gradient: 2.1%2.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 107 magnetic, 104 true287 magnetic, 284 true

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 3202 x 50 ft. / 976 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 32-23.778305N32-24.144210N
Longitude: 083-16.779745W083-16.330998W
Elevation: 324.3 ft.332.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 046 true229 magnetic, 226 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 34 ft. trees, 370 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
10 FT TREES 150 FT FM THLD & 225 FT RIGHT.
33 ft. trees, 497 ft. from runway, 275 ft. both sides of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF COCHRAN
CITY HALL/P O BOX 8
COCHRAN, GA 31014
Phone 478-934-6346
Manager: ALAN CURTIS
829 GA HWY 126
COCHRAN, GA 31014
Phone 478-934-2137

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 14
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 28/day *
79% local general aviation
21% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 12 January 2009

Additional Remarks

NON STD TURNAROUNDS, INADEQUATE SEPARATION RUNWAY 05/23.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 **NEW**   download (188KB)
VOR/DME RWY 05 **NEW**   download (166KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   download (103KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEZM - Heart of Georgia Regional Airport (13 nm SE)
KDBN - W H 'Bud' Barron Airport (18 nm NE)
KWRB - Robins Air Force Base (21 nm NW)
KPXE - Perry-Houston County Airport (26 nm W)
KMCN - Middle Georgia Regional Airport (26 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 48A (Cochran Airport)
Photo by Whitney Van Brink
Photo taken 10-Jan-2007
from a Cessna 177B

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From to 48A

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3211:32
Sunrise06:5711:57
Sunset17:3622:36
Evening civil twilight18:0223:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 14:56:04
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 09:56:04
 
METAR
KDBN 
18nm NE 
081416Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3031 RMK AO1
KWRB 
20nm NW 
081355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A3032 RMK AO2A SLP269 T01020096
KMCN 
25nm NW 
081353Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 10/08 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP268 T01000083
TAF
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Cochran Air Service 478-934-2137
478-230-7843
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Aircraft maintenance, Public telephone

More info about Cochran Air Service
Phillips 66
100LL
SS $4.20 
 Updated 14-Jul-2009
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SS=Self service
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