FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 68J |
| Lat/Long: | 30-32-50.3000N / 084-22-25.8000W
30-32.838333N / 084-22.430000W
30.5473056 / -84.3738333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 155 ft. / 47.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 8 miles NW of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 32303 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | CLOSED INDEFINITELY |
| Activation date: | 10/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GNV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| TALLAHASSEE APPROACH: | 128.7 |
| TALLAHASSEE DEPARTURE: | 128.7 |
| WX ASOS at TLH (9 nm S): | PHONE 850-576-3665 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY JAX ARTCC ON FREQS 128.625/379.175 (TALLAHASSEE RCAG) WHEN TALLAHASSEE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SZW at field | | SEMINOLE VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 02E |
| GEFr269/30.5 | | GREENVILLE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WAKUL | | 360/13.3 | | 379 | | 03W | | TL | - .-.. |
| CAIDY | | 212/23.3 | | 338 | | 04W | | CYR | -.-. -.-- .-. |
| WILLIS | | 167/26.7 | | 359 | | 04W | | LYZ | .-.. -.-- --.. |
| PATTEN | | 231/37.4 | | 245 | | 02W | | GTP | --. - .--. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3249 x 62 ft. / 990 x 19 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in poor condition
RY 16/34 SFC CRACKING.
RY 16/34 HAS A 50 FT ASPHALT CNTR WITH A 6 FT TURF EDGE ON EACH SIDE. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NON-FAA APPROVED LOW INTENSITY LIGHTS. |
| Gradient: | ESTIMATED FOR ALL RWYS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 30-33.088383N | | 30-32.588883N |
| Longitude: | 084-22.542267W | | 084-22.318067W |
| Elevation: | 153.5 ft. | | 149.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 159 true | | 341 magnetic, 339 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 253 ft. | | 1189 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. pline, 1635 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear
16/34 - 50 FT TREES 150 FT EAST OF RY CNTRLN. | | 85 ft. trees, 1023 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear
RY 34 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. END OF RY APCH RATIO IS 12:1 DUE TO TREES. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | J. W. HINSON, JR.
406 REMINGTON AVENUE
THOMASVILLE, GA 31792
Phone 229-227-1921 |
| Manager: | JOHNNIE STEPHENS
TALLAHASSEE COMMERCIAL AIRPORT, 6601 NORTH MONROE ST.
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303
Phone 229-200-2072 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/week * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 March 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 16 FIRST 250 FT CLSD INDEFLY. |
| - | (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY. CLSD DUE TO PENDING ARPT CONSTRUCTION. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 68J.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTLH - Tallahassee Regional Airport (9 nm S)
2J9 - Quincy Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
70J - Cairo-Grady County Airport (23 nm NE)
KBGE - Decatur County Industrial Air Park (29 nm NW)
KTVI - Thomasville Regional Airport (33 nm NE)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 07:04:22 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 02:04:22 |
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KTLH
9nm S | 130553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M09 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP274 T10441089 10050 21050 55001
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KTLH
9nm S | 130520Z 1306/1406 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM131500 10004KT P6SM BKN200 FM131800 17005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150 FM140100 00000KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100
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