AirNav   Pilot Getaways
 
airports navaids fix Aviation Fuel airboss pilotshop
 900 users online  

KACJ Souther Field Airport
Americus, Georgia, USA

GOING TO AMERICUS?

Reserve a HOTEL

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ACJ
Lat/Long: 32-06-38.8770N / 084-11-19.8530W
32-06.647950N / 084-11.330883W
32.1107992 / -84.1888481
(estimated)
Elevation: 468 ft. / 142.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2000)
From city: 4 miles NE of AMERICUS, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31709

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1941
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-DUSK
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2200, TO INCR INTST - CTAF. AFT 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. ACTVT MALSF RY 23 AND PAPI RYS 05 AND 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 128.375 (229-928-0934)
ATLANTA APPROACH: 126.55 7000 & ABV
ATLANTA DEPARTURE: 126.55 7000 & ABV
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 119.95
APP/P DEP/P: 125.5(BLO 7000)
  • ATLANTA LARGE TRACON IS PROVIDING PART-TIME APCH/DEP SVC 0615-0000; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0000-0615 ON FREQS 123.95/269.3 & CLNC DLVY ON FREQ 123.95 (MACON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PZDr013/27.8PECAN VORTAC116.1002W
VNAr259/35.7VIENNA VORTAC116.5001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LINDBERGH230/5.624203WLKG .-.. -.- --.
MONTEZUMA215/17.942604WIZS .. --.. ...
CONEY294/18.040002WOHY --- .... -.--
BAY CREEK229/29.935003WBEP -... . .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 6021 x 100 ft. / 1835 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: RY 23 SLOPE 0.08% UP SW.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 32-06.262600N32-06.954400N
Longitude: 084-11.730667W084-10.893700W
Elevation: 467.9 ft.458.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 046 true229 magnetic, 226 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/GS
Obstructions: 58 ft. trees, 1070 ft. from runway, 675 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
12 FT TREES AND BRUSH 441 FT RIGHT AT THLD.
trees
10 FT BRUSH 174 FT RIGHT AT THLD.

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 3787 x 75 ft. / 1154 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge markings: RWY MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 32-06.715467N32-06.705700N
Longitude: 084-11.727500W084-10.993700W
Elevation: 464.9 ft.458.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 094 magnetic, 091 true274 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Obstructions: 34 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear58 ft. trees, 1476 ft. from runway, 200 ft. both sides of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
+10 FT BRUSH AND TREES 140 FT FM RY END, 65 FT LEFT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF AMERICUS
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 944
AMERICUS, GA 31709
Phone 229-924-3090
AND SUMTER COUNTY.
Manager: BROWN HODGES ARPT COMM
P.O. BOX 988
AMERICUS, GA 31709
Phone 229-924-2944
FBO, SOUTHER FIELD AVIATION INC - TEL 229-924-2813.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 23
Single engine airplanes: 19
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 111/week *
72% local general aviation
26% transient general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 09 September 2008

Additional Remarks

WILDLIFE ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/NDB RWY 23   download (237KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (200KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (217KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (65KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7A9 - Peterson Field Airport (9 nm W)
53A - Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (15 nm NE)
KCKF - Crisp County-Cordele Airport (22 nm E)
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

$3.75 $2.84

 
Area around KACJ (Souther Field Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest MapPoint Yahoo! Maps Google Rand McNally
Satellite photo at: TerraServer Virtual Earth

 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of KACJ (Souther Field Airport)
Photo courtesy of www.AceAerialPhoto.US
Joe
Mazzone - Auburn, AL
Photo taken 12-Oct-2007

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Souther Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Souther Field Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to KACJ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0910:09
Sunrise06:3710:37
Sunset20:4600:46
Evening civil twilight21:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 21:46:02
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 17:46:02
 
METAR
KABY 
35nm S 
052133Z 32015G21KT 10SM FEW050 SCT090 28/20 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 30032/2118 WSHFT 2113
KLSF 
43nm W 
052055Z 17006KT 10SM FEW210 23/22 A2989 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT E - S RAE2026DZB2026E2028 TSE2042 SLP121 P0008 60074 T02300220 56006 $
KWRB 
43nm NE 
052112Z 22006KT 10SM TS SCT042CB BKN056 29/22 A2987 RMK AO2A
KMCN 
44nm NE 
052053Z 23005KT 10SM VCTS FEW049 30/21 A2987 RMK AO2 TSB18 SLP108 T03000211 56016 $
KCSG 
46nm NW 
052053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2989 RMK AO2 TSE53
KEUF 
49nm W 
052058Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM -TSRA 23/22 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB33 TSB31 PRESFR SLP108 6//// T02330217 $
TAF
KABY 
35nm S 
051800Z 0518/0618 25006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT200 FM052100 22010G15KT P6SM SCT030CB BKN100 OVC200 TEMPO 0522/0602 VRB15G24KT 2SM +TSRA BKN020CB OVC080 FM060300 20008G13KT P6SM SHRA BKN030CB OVC080 FM060900 21008KT P6SM VCSH SCT005 BKN025CB OVC070 FM061500
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Souther Field Aviation 229-924-2813
no information available

If you are affiliated with Souther Field Aviation and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here

FS 
100LL 
$4.35 
Jet A 
$3.85 
 Updated 16-Jun-2009
  read  write
FS=Full service
Update Fuel Prices
 

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

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Souther Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Souther Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
Feature A Hotel
 

Hotels near Souther Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN AMERICUS GA 3.1 90-110
JAMESON INN AMERICUS 3.1 73-83
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AMERICUS 3.1 
QUALITY INN AMERICUS 3.6 63-72
WINDSOR HOTEL 3.7 84-87
DAYS INN AMERICUS 3.9 42-63

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 Souther Field Airport

6 in Americus
2 in Montezuma
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Souther Field Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Souther Field Airport

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact