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79GA Coates Airport
Fort Gaines, Georgia, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 79GA
Lat/Long: 31-29-28.6170N / 085-00-59.7380W
31-29.476950N / 085-00.995633W
31.4912825 / -85.0165939
(estimated)
Elevation: 310 ft. / 94 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1990)
From city: 7 miles S of FORT GAINES, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 31751

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1992
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at BIJ (8 nm SE): 118.475 (229-723-5511)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RRSr058/24.6WIREGRASS VORTAC111.6002E
EUFr166/28.1EUFAULA VORTAC109.2002E
HEYr081/(33.3)HANCHEY VOR110.6003W
PZDr257/38.3PECAN VORTAC116.1002W
OZRr073/38.7CAIRNS VOR/DME111.2003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BLAAK285/10.334403WIWJ .. .-- .---
HANCHEY080/33.322103WHYE .... -.-- .
LOWE081/38.026903WLOR .-.. --- .-.
SOYYA018/38.732902WSMY ... -- -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 1700 x 90 ft. / 518 x 27 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. plinesnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COATES FLYING SERVICE INC
10 MT. CALVARY RD.
FORT GAINES, GA 39851
Phone 229-768-3181
Manager: RICHARD COATES
10 MT. CALVARY RD.
FORT GAINES, GA 39851
Phone 229-768-2414

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 79GA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBIJ - Early County Airport (8 nm SE)
0J6 - Headland Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (24 nm SW)
KEUF - Weedon Field Airport (28 nm N)
17J - Donalsonville Municipal Airport (30 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5511:55
Sunrise07:2112:21
Sunset17:3622:36
Evening civil twilight18:0223:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2009 08:49:29
Local (UTC-5)  29-Nov-2009 03:49:29
 
METAR
KBIJ 
8nm SE 
290840Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/ A3010 RMK AO2
TAF
KDHN 
25nm SW 
290533Z 2906/3006 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200 FM291800 22006KT P6SM BKN200 FM300100 00000KT P6SM BKN200

 
 

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