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8GA8 Falcons Aerie Airport
Carrollton, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 8GA8
Lat/Long: 33-34-38.3980N / 085-00-10.7930W
33-34.639967N / 085-00.179883W
33.5773328 / -85.0029981
(estimated)
Elevation: 1180 ft. / 360 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1990)
From city: 5 miles E of CARROLLTON, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30116

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1992
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CTJ (8 nm NW): 118.175 (770-214-9667)
WX AWOS-3 at CCO (20 nm SE): 118.975 (770-254-1617)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ATLr264/28.6ATLANTA VORTAC116.9000W
LGCr017/33.3LAGRANGE VORTAC115.6001E
RMGr170/35.6ROME VORTAC115.4001E
PDKr245/39.4PEACHTREE VOR/DME116.6002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CARROLLTON086/6.427802WGPQ --. .--. --.-
COWETA COUNTY326/24.123403WEQQ . --.- --.-
CARTERSVILLE196/38.230804WEVZ . ...- --..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2000 x 60 ft. / 610 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DAVID J. KARL
1495 HORSLEY MILL RD
CARROLLTON, GA 30117
Phone 404-832-0740

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8GA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCTJ - West Georgia Regional Airport-O V Gray Field (8 nm NW)
KCCO - Newnan Coweta County Airport (20 nm SE)
KPUJ - Paulding County Regional Airport (20 nm N)
KFFC - Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (25 nm SE)
KFTY - Fulton County Airport-Brown Field (27 nm NE)
 
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From to 8GA8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4011:40
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset17:4122:41
Evening civil twilight18:0723:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 13:41:41
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 08:41:41
 
METAR
KCCO 
20nm SE 
081300Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 04/04 A3031 RMK AO1
KFFC 
26nm SE 
081253Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 03/02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP270 T00330022
KFTY 
27nm NE 
081253Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 04/04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP267 T00440039
KATL 
28nm E 
081252Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 09/07 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 T00890067
KMGE 
32nm NE 
081255Z 00000KT 10SM SCT100 SCT250 06/05 A3031 RMK AO2A SLP267 T00600046 $
KRYY 
33nm NE 
081248Z 00000KT 10SM SCT100 06/06 A3032
KVPC 
34nm N 
081253Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 04/03 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP265 T00440033
KLGC 
35nm S 
081300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/ A3030 RMK AO1
TAF
KFTY 
27nm NE 
081131Z 0812/0912 00000KT 4SM BR SKC TEMPO 0812/0813 2SM BR FM081400 05004KT P6SM FEW250 FM090300 00000KT 6SM BR BKN250
KATL 
28nm E 
081131Z 0812/0918 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM081400 06006KT P6SM SCT250 FM090900 06007KT P6SM BKN250
KRYY 
33nm NE 
081131Z 0812/0912 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081400 05004KT P6SM FEW250 FM090300 00000KT 6SM BR BKN250

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Falcons Aerie Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN CARROLLTON INN 2.5 63-150
GREAT WESTERN HOTEL CARROLLTON 4.1 54-60
QUALITY INN AND SUITES CARROLLTON 4.2 60-65
SUPER 8 MOTEL CARROLLTON 4.3 60-61
JAMESON INN CARROLLTON 4.3 75-76
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CARROLLTON 4.8 90-104
HAMPTON INN CARROLLTON GA 4.8 98-119
WYNDHAM VR FAIRFIELD PLANTATION 5.8 331-332

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Falcons Aerie Airport

7 in Carrollton
5 in Villa Rica
12 in Newnan
11 in Douglasville
 

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