FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AMG |
| Lat/Long: | 31-32-09.8000N / 082-30-23.6000W
31-32.163333N / 082-30.393333W
31.5360556 / -82.5065556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 200 ft. / 61.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of ALMA, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31510 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AMG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
PAPI RYS 15 & 33 OPER CONT AND MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. AFTER 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (912-632-8738) |
| WX AWOS-A at BHC (12 nm NE): | 376 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AYS (18 nm S): | 118.575 (912-287-4466) |
| WX AWOS-3 at DQH (18 nm W): | 119.075 (912-383-7258) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.3/290.4 (ALMA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AMG at field | | ALMA VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 00E |
| AYSr009/16.2 | | WAYCROSS VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BAXLEY | | 213/12.1 | | 376 | | 04W | | BHC | -... .... -.-. |
| HAZLEHURST | | 164/21.9 | | 414 | | 03W | | AZE | .- --.. . |
| COFFEE COUNTY | | 073/22.8 | | 390 | | 03W | | OWC | --- .-- -.-. |
| SLOVER | | 272/31.7 | | 340 | | 04W | | JES | .--- . ... |
| HOMERVILLE | | 028/31.9 | | 209 | | 03W | | HOE | .... --- . |
| PRISON | | 213/36.1 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| MC RAE | | 153/38.6 | | 280 | | 03W | | MQW | -- --.- .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 31-32.523690N | | 31-31.803225N |
| Longitude: | 082-30.627355W | | 082-30.159020W |
| Elevation: | 199.9 ft. | | 190.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 | | 331 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. trees, 552 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline
HAS 15 FT TREES & BRUSH 125 FT RIGHT & 135 FT LEFT AT THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BACON COUNTY
BACON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
ALMA, GA 31510
Phone 912-632-5214 |
| Manager: | GLOVER SCOTT
P.O. BOX 450
ALMA, GA 31510
Phone 912-632-8072
ARPT PAY PHONE 912-632-7915. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 71% | transient general aviation | | 29% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 29 May 2007 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (181KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBHC - Baxley Municipal Airport (12 nm NE)
KAYS - Waycross-Ware County Airport (18 nm S)
KDQH - Douglas Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KAZE - Hazlehurst Airport (22 nm N)
KHOE - Homerville Airport (32 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunset | | 19:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 00:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 02:07:41 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Sep-2008 22:07:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KAMG | 080153Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02390217
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KAYS
18nm S | 080200Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3005 RMK AO1
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KDQH
18nm W | 080200Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3005 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KVAD
49nm SW | 070324 28006KT 9999 VCTS SCT050CB QNH2989INS TEMPO 0406 8000 -TSRA BKN015CB BECMG 0708 25004KT 6000 BR SCT015 BKN025 QNH2987INS BECMG 1314 02006KT 9999 NSW SCT040 BKN100 QNH2995INS BECMG 1920 32010KT 9999 VCTS SCT030CB QNH2996INS T33/21Z T20/10Z AMD
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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