FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31331 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 03/1988 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| 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 |
| SVNr192/26.1 | | HUNTER VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 02W |
| SSIr023/33.8 | | BRUNSWICK VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 04W |
| SAVr189/33.8 | | SAVANNAH VORTAC | | 115.95 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MC INTOSH | | 140/20.5 | | 263 | | 04W | | MOQ | -- --- --.- |
| MC KINNON | | 022/27.0 | | 353 | | 05W | | JUK | .--- ..- -.- |
| SLOVER | | 091/33.5 | | 340 | | 04W | | JES | .--- . ... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 150 ft. / 792 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BARBOUR ISLAND HOME OWNERS 4331 HARRIS VALLEY RD ATLANTA, GA 30327 Phone 404-691-5100 |
| Manager: | RONNIE BIAGDON RT 2 BOX 172 C-5 TOWNSEND, GA 31331 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | ON APCH TO TWY 06 IS A MARSH. |
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 - Malcolm Mc Kinnon Airport (27 nm S)
09J - Jekyll Island Airport (32 nm S)
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Times for 19-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2013 03:22:42 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 19-May-2013 23:22:42 |
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| METAR |
KBQK 23nm SW | 200155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT047 SCT050 SCT070 25/23 A3010 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SW
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KLHW 24nm NW | 200158Z AUTO 13002KT 10SM BKN110 OVC140 23/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02260223
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KSVN 26nm N | 200158Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM BKN100 OVC120 24/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02350222
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KSSI 27nm S | 200153Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM -RA SCT110 24/22 A3008 RMK AO2 RAB13 SLP187 P0001 T02390217
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KSAV 32nm N | 200153Z 17004KT 10SM FEW025 BKN110 BKN250 23/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02280211 $
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KJES 33nm W | 200155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 22/22 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW
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KSVN 26nm N | 1922/2102 12009KT 8000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN080 QNH3005INS TEMPO 1922/1924 18010G15KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB BKN030 BECMG 1923/1924 16009KT 8000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN060 QNH2999INS T26/2018Z T21/2009Z AMD 192206
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KSSI 27nm S | 191720Z 1918/2018 13009KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 BKN250 FM192000 13010KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 FM200200 16007KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 FM201400 15008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN150
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KSAV 32nm N | 191732Z 1918/2018 16009KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB OVC100 TEMPO 1920/1922 4SM TSRA BKN030CB OVC050 FM192200 16006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 FM201000 18004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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