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KFZG Fitzgerald Municipal Airport
Fitzgerald, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FZG
Lat/Long: 31-41-01.2720N / 083-16-13.6580W
31-41.021200N / 083-16.227633W
31.6836867 / -83.2704606
(estimated)
Elevation: 365 ft. / 111 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1990)
From city: 2 miles SW of FITZGERALD, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31750

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1945
Sectional chart: JACKSONVILLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 0900-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 01/19 & VASI RYS 01 & 19 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT ODALS RY 01 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 118.625 (229-426-5072)
WX AWOS-3 at TMA (19 nm SW): 118.525 (229-387-7291)
  • 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
IFMr037/(18.9)TIFT MYERS VOR112.5001W
VNAr159/33.8VIENNA VORTAC116.5001E
AMGr283/39.9ALMA VORTAC115.1000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FITZGERALD017/4.436203WSUR ... ..- .-.
COFFEE COUNTY316/24.439003WOWC --- .-- -.-.
EASTMAN196/27.736604WEZM . --.. --
MC RAE222/31.628003WMQW -- --.- .--
HAZLEHURST253/33.941403WAZE .- --.. .
CONEY124/35.540002WOHY --- .... -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 28.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 31-40.591033N31-41.398283N
Longitude: 083-16.477917W083-16.279200W
Elevation: 356.0 ft.364.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 015 magnetic, 012 true195 magnetic, 192 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left4-box VASI on left
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 41 ft. trees, 1553 ft. from runway, 450 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear72 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 250 ft. of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3400 x 300 ft. / 1036 x 91 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: 15/33 THLDS MKD WITH WHITE TIRES.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 31-41.294517N31-40.861200N
Longitude: 083-16.225967W083-15.809283W
Elevation: 365.0 ft.332.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.8%0.8%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 144 magnetic, 141 true324 magnetic, 321 true
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear36 ft. trees, 324 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
20:1 APCH SLOPE TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FITZGERALD & BEN HILL
PO BOX 963
FITZGERALD, GA 31750
Phone 229-426-5060
Manager: BARBARA MC DONALD
BOX 963, 125 TERMINAL DRIVE
FITZGERALD, GA 31750
Phone 229-426-5071

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 20
Single engine airplanes: 18
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 30/day *
73% local general aviation
27% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 14 March 2006

Additional Remarks

PAEW ADJ RY 01/19.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS.

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
LOC RWY 01   download (227KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 01   download (216KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTMA - Henry Tift Myers Airport (19 nm SW)
KDQH - Douglas Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
4J2 - Berrien County Airport (28 nm S)
KCKF - Crisp County-Cordele Airport (32 nm NW)
KMQW - Telfair-Wheeler Airport (32 nm NE)
 
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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4910:49
Sunrise07:1411:14
Sunset19:4823:48
Evening civil twilight20:1200:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Sep-2008 13:11:20
Local (UTC-4)  07-Sep-2008 09:11:20
 
METAR
KDQH 
24nm SE 
071300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3004 RMK AO1
KAMG 
40nm E 
071253Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 27/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02670217
KVAD 
43nm S 
071255Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM BKN009 25/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02450231 $
KMGR 
45nm SW 
071300Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR OVC003 23/22 A3006 RMK AO2
KHOE 
45nm SE 
071300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3005 RMK AO2
KABY 
48nm W 
071301Z 00000KT 3SM BR OVC001 24/23 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KVAD 
43nm S 
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
KABY 
48nm W 
071122Z 071106 00000KT 6SM BR BKN005 TEMPO 1214 1SM BR OVC001 FM1400 35005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Fitzgerald Municipal Airport 229-426-5071
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Hotels near Fitzgerald Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
JAMESON INN FITZGERALD 1.6 
VISTA INN FITZGERALD 1.6 
COUNTRY HEARTH INN FITZGERALD 2.1 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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