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49A

Gilmer County Airport
Ellijay, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	49A
Lat/Long:	34-37-41.5000N 084-31-35.6000W 34-37.691667N 084-31.593333W 34.6281944,-84.5265556 (estimated)
Elevation:	1485.5 ft. / 453 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (2020)
From city:	4 miles S of ELLIJAY, GA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	30540

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-SAT 0800 - 1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT RWY 03/21 MIRL - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX AWOS-3:	118.075 (706 276-4513)
WX AWOS-AV at JZP (11 nm S):	120.025 (706-253-9008)
WX AWOS-3PT at DNN (18 nm W):	127.65 (706-278-7010)
WX AWOS-3PT at CNI (20 nm S):	119.825 (678-454-2065)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG) ON FREQS 133.1/342.425

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

3507 x 75 ft. / 1069 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	41.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Latitude:

34-37.437185N

34-37.946385N

Longitude:

084-31.758510W

084-31.427385W

Elevation:

1457.7 ft.

1485.5 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

41 ft. trees, 282 ft. from runway, 239 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear

40 ft. trees, 248 ft. from runway, 244 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	GILMER COUNTY 1 BROAD STREET, SUITE 106 ELLIJAY, GA 30540 Phone 706-635-4361
Manager:	RICHARD MILNER 455 SUNLIGHT ROAD ELLIJAY, GA 30540 Phone 706-889-2255

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
-	RWY IS USED TO BACK TAXI, ACFT MUST CLEAR THE RWY TO TWY BEFORE ADDNL ACFT CAN LAND.
-	WILDLIFE IN AND AROUND THE ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03		download (196KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21		download (188KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (67KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (394KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJZP - Pickens County Airport (11 nm S)
KDNN - Dalton Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KCNI - Cherokee County Regional Airport (20 nm S)
KCZL - Tom B David Field Airport (23 nm SW)
1A3 - Martin Campbell Field Airport (25 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:10	11:10
Sunrise	07:35	11:35
Sunset	19:19	23:19
Evening civil twilight	19:44	23:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Oct-2026 17:27:57
Local (UTC-4)	03-Oct-2026 13:27:57

METAR

K49A	031715Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW021 SCT120 28/22 A3013 RMK AO2
KCNI 20nm S	031715Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM SCT070 BKN090 BKN120 24/23 A3014 RMK AO2 T02380229

TAF

KRYY 37nm S	031131Z 0312/0412 00000KT P6SM SCT015 BKN070 BKN100 FM031300 00000KT 6SM BR BKN006 OVC012 FM031500 VRB02KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 BKN070 FM031700 17004KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 PROB30 0319/0323 4SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM040800 VRB03KT 5SM -SHRA OVC006
KCHA 41nm NW	031249Z 0313/0412 01005KT 5SM -SHRA BKN010 TEMPO 0313/0315 2SM +SHRA FM031600 03003KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC030 FM031900 03004KT P6SM OVC050 FM040800 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
KMGE 43nm S	031315Z 0313/0419 21005KT 8000 BR BKN004 OVC015 QNH3008INS BECMG 0314/0315 22005KT 9000 BR BKN007 OVC015 QNH3006INS BECMG 0315/0316 23007KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 BKN025 OVC050 QNH3005INS BECMG 0319/0320 25009KT 8000 -SHRA BR VCTS BKN025CB OVC080 QNH3000INS BECMG 0402/0403 12007KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 BKN050 OVC120 QNH3003INS BECMG 0405/0406 10009KT 6000 -SHRA BR BKN007 OVC050 QNH3007INS BECMG 0414/0415 08012G18KT 4800 SHRA BR OVC005 QNH3005INS TX30/0319Z TN21/0412Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0320 NEXT 0411
KPDK 46nm S	031131Z 0312/0412 00000KT 6SM BR BKN006 BKN025 TEMPO 0312/0313 2SM BR BKN003 FM031500 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 BKN070 FM031700 17004KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 PROB30 0319/0323 4SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM040600 00000KT P6SM BKN025 BKN070 FM040800 00000KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN006 BKN015

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	100LL
SS		$7.35
Updated 29-Sep-2026

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