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 |
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| RMGr070/7.4 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
| PDKr302/39.0 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
Gliderport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 60 ft. / 1158 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | right |
| Obstructions: | none | | trees, 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 |
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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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 18:17 | | 23:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 23:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 21:45:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 16:45:45 |
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| METAR |
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KVPC
8nm SE | 092138Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW008 OVC012 06/04 A2982 RMK AO2
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KRMG
13nm NW | 092053Z AUTO 29010G18KT 10SM FEW010 SCT015 OVC028 06/04 A2980 RMK AO2 RAB00E25 SLP091 P0001 60004 T00560039 55013
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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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