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8GA7 Etowah Bend Gliderport
Kingston, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 8GA7
Lat/Long: 34-12-07.3430N / 084-58-37.7990W
34-12.122383N / 084-58.629983W
34.2020397 / -84.9771664
(estimated)
Elevation: 620 ft. / 189 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of KINGSTON, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30145

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1981
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Gliderport Communications

WX ASOS at VPC (8 nm SE): 120.525 (770-606-0375)
WX ASOS at RMG (13 nm NW): 119.925 (706-235-3467)
WX AWOS-3 at CZL (15 nm N): 119.975 (706-602-5906)
WX AWOS-3 at PUJ (17 nm S): 126.225 (770-445-3870)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RMGr070/7.4ROME VORTAC115.4001E
PDKr302/39.0PEACHTREE VOR/DME116.6002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CARTERSVILLE275/6.730804WEVZ . ...- --..
FLOYD124/10.938802WOYD --- -.-- -..
CALHOUN194/12.232302WOUK --- ..- -.-
CHERO267/24.541504WDJD -.. .--- -..
PICKENS COUNTY243/29.828504WJZP .--- --.. .--.
WHITFIELD185/35.340003WUWI ..- .-- ..
CARROLLTON013/38.927802WGPQ --. .--. --.-
FORT PAYNE120/39.442601WFTP ..-. - .--.

Gliderport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3800 x 60 ft. / 1158 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: rightright
Obstructions: nonetrees, 300 ft. from runway

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JAMES W. KARLOVICH
P.O. BOX 340
KINGSTON, GA 30145
Phone 770-336-9900
Manager: JAMES W. KARLOVICH
P.O. BOX 340
KINGSTON, GA 30145
Phone 770-336-9900

Gliderport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 6
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
Gliders airplanes: 4
Ultralights: 3
    

Additional Remarks

APT HAS GLIDER AND ULTRALIGHT OPS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8GA7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVPC - Cartersville Airport (8 nm SE)
KRMG - Richard B Russell Airport (13 nm NW)
4A4 - Polk County Airport- Cornelius Moore Field (14 nm SW)
KCZL - Tom B. David Field Airport (15 nm N)
KPUJ - Paulding County Regional Airport (17 nm S)
 
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From to 8GA7

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0612:06
Sunrise07:3212:32
Sunset18:1723:17
Evening civil twilight18:4323:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 21:45:45
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 16:45:45
 
METAR
KVPC 
8nm SE 
092138Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW008 OVC012 06/04 A2982 RMK AO2
KRMG 
13nm NW 
092053Z AUTO 29010G18KT 10SM FEW010 SCT015 OVC028 06/04 A2980 RMK AO2 RAB00E25 SLP091 P0001 60004 T00560039 55013
TAF
KRYY 
22nm SE 
091734Z 0918/1018 14010KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 TEMPO 0918/0919 2SM RA BR OVC005 FM091900 27011KT 4SM -DZ BR BKN008 OVC015 FM092200 29013G20KT P6SM OVC015 FM100800 29020G30KT P6SM SCT020 FM101400 30025G32KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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