FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | 0800-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1800 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 14/32 AND PAPI RY 32 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK TO DAWN; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| ATLr162/25.4 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| PDKr180/38.9 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GRIFFIN | | 321/3.5 | | 412 | | 04W | | JHH | .--- .... .... |
| PECAT | | 115/11.5 | | 316 | | 02W | | FF | ..-. ..-. |
| COWETA COUNTY | | 098/22.0 | | 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: | hangars and 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 fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 33-13.841837N | | 33-13.396253N |
| Longitude: | 084-16.744258W | | 084-16.248123W |
| Elevation: | 957.6 ft. | | 936.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 137 true | | 321 magnetic, 317 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 43 ft. trees, 544 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RY 14 12:1 TO DSPLCD THLD, 43 FT TREES 725 FT FM DISP THLD, 190 FT L. 6 FT FENCE, +16 FT TREES AND BRUSH 145 FT R OF THLD. | | 19 ft. pole, 200 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline RWY 32 9:1 TO DSPLCD THLD, 19 FT POLE 371 FT FM DISP THLD, 210 FT R. 6 FT FENCE 78 FT R AND 94 FT L, 199 FT FM RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GRIFFIN 231 EAST SOLOMON STREET GRIFFIN, GA 30224 Phone 770-229-6425 AND SPALDING COUNTY. |
| Manager: | BARRY GRIFFITH 1035 S HILL STREET GRIFFIN, GA 30224 Phone 770-229-2928 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 101 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 73 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 March 2006 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (336KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 14 | |
download (151KB) |
| GPS RWY 32 | |
download (162KB) |
| NDB RWY 32 | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4A7 - Clayton County Airport - Tara Field (10 nm N)
KOPN - Thomaston-Upson County Airport (16 nm S)
KFFC - Peachtree City 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 18:16:37 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 14:16:37 |
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| METAR |
KFFC 16nm NW | 131753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 P0008 60008 T02280056 10233 20078 58016
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KOPN 17nm S | 131802Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3010 RMK AO1
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KCCO 25nm W | 131800Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM 22/11 A3011 RMK AO1
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KATL 26nm N | 131752Z 00000KT 10SM FEW200 SCT250 23/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02280044 10228 20139 58016
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| TAF |
KATL 26nm N | 131720Z 131818 15005KT P6SM BKN250 FM0300 11005KT P6SM BKN250 FM1400 14007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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