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 |
| PZDr013/27.8 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| VNAr259/35.7 | | VIENNA VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LINDBERGH | | 230/5.6 | | 242 | | 03W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
| MONTEZUMA | | 215/17.9 | | 426 | | 04W | | IZS | .. --.. ... |
| CONEY | | 294/18.0 | | 400 | | 02W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
| BAY CREEK | | 229/29.9 | | 350 | | 03W | | BEP | -... . .--. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | RY 23 SLOPE 0.08% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 32-06.262600N | | 32-06.954400N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.730667W | | 084-10.893700W |
| Elevation: | 467.9 ft. | | 458.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 046 true | | 229 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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 lights | | yes, 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: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 32-06.715467N | | 32-06.705700N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.727500W | | 084-10.993700W |
| Elevation: | 464.9 ft. | | 458.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 091 true | | 274 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 58 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 |
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| 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)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of www.AceAerialPhoto.US Joe Mazzone - Auburn, AL
Photo taken 12-Oct-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 21:46:02 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 17:46:02 |
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| METAR |
KABY 35nm S | 052133Z 32015G21KT 10SM FEW050 SCT090 28/20 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 30032/2118 WSHFT 2113
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KLSF 43nm W | 052055Z 17006KT 10SM FEW210 23/22 A2989 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT E - S RAE2026DZB2026E2028 TSE2042 SLP121 P0008 60074 T02300220 56006 $
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KWRB 43nm NE | 052112Z 22006KT 10SM TS SCT042CB BKN056 29/22 A2987 RMK AO2A
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KMCN 44nm NE | 052053Z 23005KT 10SM VCTS FEW049 30/21 A2987 RMK AO2 TSB18 SLP108 T03000211 56016 $
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KCSG 46nm NW | 052053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2989 RMK AO2 TSE53
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KEUF 49nm W | 052058Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM -TSRA 23/22 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB33 TSB31 PRESFR SLP108 6//// T02330217 $
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| 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
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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