FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
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 Savings 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: | 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 |
| ATLr160/15.3 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| PDKr185/29.2 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 61 ft. trees, 1420 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 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: | | 112 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 65 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 17 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 114/day * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 48% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 02 August 2007 | |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (336KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (221KB) |
| 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 - Peachtree City 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gary Chambers
Photo taken 15-Sep-2006
Tara Field is tight by the Atlanta Motor Speedway
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Dec-2008 22:12:15 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Dec-2008 17:12:15 |
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| METAR |
KFFC 12nm W | 032153Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP252 T01171022
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KATL 16nm N | 032152Z 17007KT 10SM SCT250 11/M01 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01061011
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KCCO 22nm W | 032200Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 11/00 A3025 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KATL 16nm N | 031733Z 0318/0424 16010KT P6SM FEW200 FM040000 14007KT P6SM SCT200 TEMPO 0409/0413 BKN080 FM041400 14006KT P6SM FEW020 OVC060 TEMPO 0416/0420 6SM -SHRA BR BKN020 FM042100 19010KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC030
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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