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73GA Ruffwood Heliport
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 73GA
Lat/Long: 33-52-57.0000N 084-26-09.0000W
33-52.950000N 084-26.150000W
33.8825000,-84.4358333
(estimated)
Elevation: 780 ft. / 238 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 7 miles N of ATLANTA, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30327

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1991
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at PDK (7 nm E): 128.4 (770-457-1691)
WX ASOS at FTY (8 nm SW): PHONE 404-696-5660
WX AWOS-3PT at RYY (11 nm NW): PHONE 770-425-3406
WX ASOS at ATL (15 nm S): PHONE 404-559-5166

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RMGr115/37.9ROME VORTAC115.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PECAT009/35.031605WFFC ..-. ..-. -.-.
CARROLLTON065/39.627804WGPQ --. .--. --.-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 75 ft. / 12 x 23 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 33-52.950000N
Longitude: 084-26.150000W
Elevation: 780.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RUFFWOOD INC.
1425 NORTH HARRIS RIDGE
ATLANTA, GA 30327
Phone 404-266-3972
Manager: JOHN WOODRUFF
1425 NORTH HARRIS RIDGE
ATLANTA, GA 30327
Phone 404-266-3972

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 73GA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMGE - Dobbins ARB Airport (4 nm NW)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (7 nm E)
KFTY - Fulton County Executive Airport/Charlie Brown Field (8 nm SW)
KRYY - Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field (11 nm NW)
KATL - Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International Airport (15 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0212:02
Sunset17:4122:41
Evening civil twilight18:0723:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Nov-2025 08:05:07
Local (UTC-5)  05-Nov-2025 03:05:07
 
METAR
KMGE 
5nm NW 		050755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00730062 $
KPDK 
7nm E 		050753Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 07/05 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T00670050
KFTY 
7nm SW 		050753Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00560044
KRYY 
11nm NW 		050750Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP980 T00670061 $
KATL 
15nm S 		050752Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01110061 $
TAF
KMGE 
5nm NW 		042200Z 0422/0604 VRB04KT 9999 SKC QNH3024INS BECMG 0513/0514 21006KT 9999 SKC QNH3018INS BECMG 0518/0519 23010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3014INS BECMG 0522/0523 VRB04KT 9999 SKC QNH3015INS TX22/0520Z TN07/0511Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0504 NEXT 0511
KPDK 
7nm E 		050532Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM SKC FM051400 22005KT P6SM FEW250 FM051800 25007KT P6SM SKC FM052300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KFTY 
7nm SW 		050532Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM SKC FM051400 22005KT P6SM FEW250 FM051800 25007KT P6SM SKC FM052300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KRYY 
11nm NW 		050532Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM SKC FM051400 22005KT P6SM FEW250 FM051800 26007KT P6SM SKC FM052300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KATL 
15nm S 		050532Z 0506/0612 16003KT P6SM SKC FM051400 22005KT P6SM FEW250 FM051800 25009KT P6SM SKC FM052300 29003KT P6SM SKC
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