FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 97GA |
| Lat/Long: | 34-16-05.3760N / 083-40-19.6120W 34-16.089600N / 083-40.326867W 34.2681600 / -83.6721144 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1000 ft. / 305 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of GILLSVILLE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30543 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1993 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at GVL (8 nm W): | 126.475 (770-532-4687) |
| WX ASOS at 19A (8 nm SE): | 118.125 (706-367-1607) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AJR (15 nm N): | 119.175 (706-778-3675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at WDR (17 nm S): | 118.575 (770-868-0642) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| AHNr318/25.8 | | ATHENS VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| ODFr216/31.6 | | FOOTHILLS VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| PDKr055/39.0 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 2300 x 150 ft. / 701 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | H. EARL PITTMAN/W.G. BROWNING 3186 EDGEWATER DRIVE GAINESVILLE, GA 30501 |
| Manager: | H. EARL PITTMAN/W.G. BROWNING 5476 BUFFINGTON ROAD GILLSVILLE, GA |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 97GA.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGVL - Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (8 nm W)
19A - Jackson County Airport (8 nm SE)
KAJR - Habersham County Airport (15 nm N)
KWDR - Winder-Barrow Airport (17 nm S)
KLZU - Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (23 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 15-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 18:59 | | 22:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:24 | | 23:24 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2008 02:53:03 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 15-Oct-2008 22:53:03 |
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| METAR |
KGVL 8nm W | 160153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01720128
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KWDR 17nm S | 160220Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A3019 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KAHN 25nm SE | 152331Z 160024 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM0900 00000KT 6SM BR SKC TEMPO 1014 3SM BR FM1500 28005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM2200 28007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150
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