FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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: | 45 ft. trees, 1730 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 85 ft. trees, 3090 ft. from runway, 700 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3787 x 75 ft. / 1154 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good 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: | 20 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 93 ft. trees, 1595 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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 107/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 June 2006 | |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 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 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 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunset | | 19:07 | | 23:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 03:08:18 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 23:08:18 |
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| METAR |
KABY 35nm S | 120253Z 04008KT 10SM BKN016 OVC031 21/18 A3015 RMK AO2 RAB28E41 SLP208 P0000 60000 T02110183 51010
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KLSF 43nm W | 120255Z 03005KT 10SM OVC027 21/17 A3016 RMK AO2A SLP212 51008 T02110174 $
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KWRB 43nm NE | 120255Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM OVC022 21/18 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02100181 53011
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KMCN 44nm NE | 120253Z AUTO 05010KT 10SM OVC024 21/17 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02110172 53012 TSNO
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KCSG 46nm NW | 120251Z AUTO 08010KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP211 60000 T02000167 51008
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KEUF 49nm W | 120303Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM BKN021 OVC055 21/18 RMK AO2 T02110183 $
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| TAF |
KABY 35nm S | 120159Z 120224 04008KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 0913 4SM BR BKN007 FM1600 05011KT P6SM BKN025 FM1800 06011G16KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
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KLSF 43nm W | 120101 06009KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3012INS BECMG 1617 08010G15KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3016INS TEMPO 1722 09015G25KT 9000 -RA SCT025 BKN040 BECMG 2223 09008KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH3018INS T26/20Z T18/10Z
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KWRB 43nm NE | 112221 05009KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3014INS BECMG 1415 07012G20KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 QNH3018INS T23/21Z T16/12Z AMD 2227
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| NOTAMs |
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