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8GA1 Gum Creek Airport
Roopville, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 8GA1
Lat/Long: 33-25-16.4100N / 085-09-42.8010W
33-25.273500N / 085-09.713350W
33.4212250 / -85.1618892
(estimated)
Elevation: 1070 ft. / 326 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of ROOPVILLE, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30170

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1980
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: PHONE REQ
FOR LIRL RWY 06/24 AND ROTG BCN CALL 404-854-8224.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CTJ (13 nm N): 118.175 (770-214-9667)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LGCr005/22.4LAGRANGE VORTAC115.6001E
ATLr251/38.4ATLANTA VORTAC116.9000W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CARROLLTON192/8.827802WGPQ --. .--. --.-
COWETA COUNTY297/24.623403WEQQ . --.- --.-
PINE MOUNTAIN340/37.627203WPIM .--. .. --

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2350 x 65 ft. / 716 x 20 m
ONLY 1900' HAS LIRL.
Surface: turf
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no350 ft.
Obstructions: none30 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ROBERT L. ROWLEY
RR 1, 647 GUM CREEK ROAD
ROOPVILLE, GA 30170
Phone 404-854-8224
Manager: ROBERT L. ROWLEY
RR 1, 647 GUM CREEK ROAD
ROOPVILLE, GA 30170
Phone 770-854-8224
TIM ROWLEY @ 770-854-8224

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 4
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8GA1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCTJ - West Georgia Regional Airport-O V Gray Field (13 nm N)
KCCO - Newnan Coweta County Airport (21 nm E)
KLGC - LaGrange-Callaway Airport (25 nm S)
KFFC - Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (30 nm E)
KPUJ - Paulding County Regional Airport (31 nm N)
 
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From to 8GA1

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4111:41
Sunrise07:0712:07
Sunset17:4222:42
Evening civil twilight18:0823:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 13:19:29
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 08:19:29
 
METAR
KCCO 
21nm E 
081300Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 04/04 A3031 RMK AO1
KLGC 
26nm S 
081300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/ A3030 RMK AO1
KFFC 
30nm E 
081253Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 03/02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP270 T00330022
KANB 
36nm W 
081253Z AUTO 08003KT 5SM BR CLR 06/05 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00610050
KATL 
38nm E 
081252Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 09/07 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 T00890067
KFTY 
39nm NE 
081253Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 04/04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP267 T00440039
TAF
KANB 
36nm W 
081120Z 0812/0912 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081800 08007KT P6SM FEW250 FM090000 12002KT P6SM SCT250
KATL 
38nm E 
081131Z 0812/0918 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM081400 06006KT P6SM SCT250 FM090900 06007KT P6SM BKN250
KFTY 
39nm NE 
081131Z 0812/0912 00000KT 4SM BR SKC TEMPO 0812/0813 2SM BR FM081400 05004KT P6SM FEW250 FM090300 00000KT 6SM BR BKN250

 
 

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