FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4A7 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-23-20.8000N / 084-19-56.5000W
33-23.346667N / 084-19.941667W
33.3891111 / -84.3323611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 874 ft. / 266.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of HAMPTON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 30228 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24, PAPI RYS 06 & 24 AND REIL RY 06 - CTAF. MIRL OPER DUSK-DAWN ONLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, ACFT PARKING FEE RQRD ON MAJOR RACE DAYS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.825 (770-707-1719) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 128.575 |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 128.575 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.575 |
| CLASS B: | 128.575(E V97) (S V18) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 6A2 (10 nm S): | 119.750 (770-227-3934) |
| WX ASOS at FFC (12 nm W): | 118.525 (770-487-1610) |
| WX ASOS at ATL (16 nm N): | PHONE 404-762-1121 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ATLr160/15.3 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| PDKr185/29.2 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PECAT | | 057/9.4 | | 316 | | 02W | | FF | ..-. ..-. |
| GRIFFIN | | 341/13.4 | | 412 | | 04W | | JHH | .--- .... .... |
| COWETA COUNTY | | 070/20.7 | | 234 | | 03W | | EQQ | . --.- --.- |
| ALCOVY | | 245/31.1 | | 370 | | 03W | | VOF | ...- --- ..-. |
| MONROE | | 238/36.8 | | 392 | | 03W | | JNM | .--- -. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
FUEL 24 HR SELF-SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. FUEL CALL OUT AVBL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4503 x 75 ft. / 1373 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RUNWAY MARKING FADED. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 33-23.130332N | | 33-23.562095N |
| Longitude: | 084-20.302147W | | 084-19.582122W |
| Elevation: | 851.9 ft. | | 873.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | 0.5% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 054 true | | 237 magnetic, 234 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 235 ft. left of centerline
+12 FT TREES & BRUSH 135-200 FT FROM END OF RY 235-250 FT LEFT. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CLAYTON CO.
112 SMITH STREET - ADMIN BLDG
JONESBORO, GA 30236
Phone 770-946-3153 |
| Manager: | MAUREEN STUBBS
474 SPEEDWAY BLVD
HAMPTON, GA 30228
Phone 770-946-3153 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 93 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 59 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 13 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/day * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 48% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 09 June 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACROBATIC TRNG & DMSTN AREA SW OF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
| - | AIRCRAFT OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (340KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (10 nm S)
KFFC - Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (12 nm W)
KATL - Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport (16 nm N)
KCCO - Newnan Coweta County Airport (22 nm W)
KFTY - Fulton County Airport-Brown Field (25 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav.com
Photo taken 06-Mar-2010
Tara Field is next to the Atlanta Motor Speedway
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:44 | | 23:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 10:25:43 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 05:25:43 |
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| METAR |
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KFFC
12nm W | 120953Z AUTO 32012KT 10SM CLR M06/M13 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP285 T10611133
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KATL
16nm N | 120952Z 33014G20KT 10SM CLR M07/M14 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP272 T10671144
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| TAF |
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KATL
16nm N | 120758Z 1208/1312 32015G25KT P6SM SKC FM122300 31007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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