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72GA Barbour Island Airport
Shellman Bluff, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 72GA
Lat/Long: 31-35-00.7960N 081-13-59.3490W
31-35.013267N 081-13.989150W
31.5835544,-81.2331525
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 12 miles E of SHELLMAN BLUFF, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 31331

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1988
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SVNr192/26.1HUNTER VOR/DME111.6002W
SSIr023/33.8BRUNSWICK VORTAC109.8004W
SAVr189/33.8SAVANNAH VORTAC115.9506W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BARBOUR ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN
6399 BARBOUR ISLAND
TOWNSEND, GA 31331
Phone 706-352-9110
Manager: DARRELL CHAISSON
6399 BARBOUR ISLAND
TOWNSEND, GA 31331
Phone 706-352-9110

Additional Remarks

- ON APCH TO TWY 06 IS A MARSH.
- FOR CD CTC SAVANNAH APCH AT 912-964-3205, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
- OPN MARSH AT BOTH ENDS OF THE RWY.
- GOLF CARTS AND DEER PRSNT INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72GA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBQK - Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (23 nm SW)
KLHW - Wright Army Airfield (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Regional Airport (25 nm NW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (26 nm N)
KSSI - St Simons Island Airport (27 nm S)
09J - Jekyll Island Airport (32 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5111:51
Sunrise07:1712:17
Sunset18:0123:01
Evening civil twilight18:2623:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Feb-2026 08:27:18
Local (UTC-5)  04-Feb-2026 03:27:18
 
METAR
KBQK 
23nm SW 		040755Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3022 RMK AO2 T00590043
KLHW 
24nm NW 		040755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW100 FEW130 OVC180 08/05 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00760047 $
KSVN 
26nm N 		040655Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00850037 $
KSSI 
27nm S 		040755Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM 08/05 A3021 RMK AO2
KSAV 
32nm N 		040753Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM BKN100 09/06 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T00940056
KJES 
33nm W 		040755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3022 RMK AO2
TAF
KSVN 
26nm N 		040205Z 0402/0507 18009KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3023INS BECMG 0405/0406 20009KT 9999 SCT035 BKN120 QNH3020INS BECMG 0412/0413 21009KT 9999 OVC065 QNH3012INS BECMG 0418/0419 21009KT 9999 VCSH OVC035 QNH3007INS BECMG 0500/0501 21009KT 4800 -RA OVC035 QNH2999INS WS019/23035KT TEMPO 0503/0505 24010G20KT 2200 RA BKN002 TX17/0419Z TN06/0404Z
KSSI 
27nm S 		040520Z 0406/0506 21007KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM041500 21010G15KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200 FM042200 21008KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC100 FM050400 23005KT 6SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC050
KSAV 
32nm N 		040534Z 0406/0506 20006KT P6SM BKN150 FM041500 21007KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN070 FM042200 22008KT 6SM -RA BR SCT012 BKN020 FM050000 21007KT 5SM -RA BR SCT005 OVC008
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