FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 19A (8 nm SE): | 118.125 (706-367-1607) |
| WX ASOS at GVL (8 nm W): | 126.475 (770-532-4687) |
| 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 |
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| 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:
19A - Jackson County Airport (8 nm SE)
KGVL - Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (8 nm W)
KAJR - Habersham County Airport (15 nm N)
KWDR - Barrow County 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 22:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 17:31:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Nov-2009 12:31:29 |
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| METAR |
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KGVL
8nm W | 301723Z AUTO 25010KT 8SM -RA BKN009 BKN019 13/13 A2989 RMK AO2 P0001
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KWDR
17nm S | 301720Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM OVC080 16/14 A2991 RMK AO1
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KAHN
25nm SE | 301405Z 3014/0112 22006KT P6SM VCSH BKN007 BKN250 FM301600 23006KT P6SM SCT008 OVC025 TEMPO 3016/3019 5SM -RA BKN008 FM301900 24011KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM302300 26012KT P6SM OVC030 FM010000 26010KT P6SM SCT030 FM010300 27009KT P6SM SKC
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