FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6A2 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-13-37.1000N / 084-16-29.8000W 33-13.618333N / 084-16.496667W 33.2269722 / -84.2749444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 958 ft. / 292.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of GRIFFIN, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30224 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| 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 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1800 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 14/32 AND PAPI RY 32 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK TO DAWN; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.750 (770-227-3934) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 128.575 |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 128.575 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.575 |
| CLASS B: | 128.575(E V97) (S V18) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 4A7 (10 nm N): | 124.825 (770-707-1719) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OPN (16 nm S): | 133.975 (706-646-4123) |
| WX ASOS at FFC (17 nm NW): | 118.525 (770-487-1610) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ATLr167/25.4 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 05W |
| PDKr183/38.9 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GRIFFIN | | 321/3.5 | | 412 | | 04W | | JHH | .--- .... .... |
| PECAT | | 118/11.5 | | 316 | | 05W | | FF | ..-. ..-. |
| COWETA COUNTY | | 098/22.1 | | 234 | | 03W | | EQQ | . --.- --.- |
| ALCOVY | | 229/34.5 | | 370 | | 03W | | VOF | ...- --- ..-. |
| PINE MOUNTAIN | | 056/37.9 | | 272 | | 03W | | PIM | .--. .. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24 HR SELF-SVC FUEL AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3701 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | NORTHWEST. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 33-13.842020N | | 33-13.396188N |
| Longitude: | 084-16.744183W | | 084-16.248193W |
| Elevation: | 957.5 ft. | | 936.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | DOWN | | 0.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 137 true | | 321 magnetic, 317 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. tree, 996 ft. from runway, 89 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear RWY 14 15:1 TO DSPLCD THLD, 46 FT TREES 700 DIPSPLACE THRESHOLD, 227 FT LEFT. | | 22 ft. tree, 370 ft. from runway, 171 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear RWY 32 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD, 22 FT TREES 70 FT FROM DISPLACED THRESHOLD, 171 FT R |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GRIFFIN AND SPALDING COUNTY 100 SOUTH HILL STREET, 3RD FLOOR GRIFFIN, GA 30223 Phone 770-229-6425 |
| Manager: | ROBERT MOHL 1035 S HILL STREET GRIFFIN, GA 30224 Phone 770-227-2928 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 83 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 111/week * | | 87% | local general aviation | | 13% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2011 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AWSON TWO **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (290KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (224KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4A7 - Atlanta South Regional Airport (10 nm N)
KOPN - Thomaston-Upson County Airport (16 nm S)
KFFC - Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (17 nm NW)
KCCO - Newnan Coweta County Airport (25 nm W)
KATL - Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport (26 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 03-Feb-2013
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:22:13 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 05:22:13 |
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| METAR |
| K6A2 | 180855Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM SCT038 BKN060 OVC110 20/ A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
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KFFC 16nm NW | 180853Z AUTO 22007KT 3SM -RA BR BKN095 OVC110 19/17 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLP178 P0009 60015 T01890167 50002
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KOPN 17nm S | 180855Z AUTO 01004KT 7SM -RA OVC110 18/16 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW
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| TAF |
KATL 26nm N | 180754Z 1808/1912 16004KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC100 TEMPO 1808/1810 4SM -RA BR SCT015 BKN040 OVC070 FM181000 20004KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN100 FM181500 23009KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN100 FM181800 24006KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC120 PROB30 1818/1824 5SM -TSRA BKN035CB
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