FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GA24 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-01-52.4700N / 083-56-41.6720W 33-01.874500N / 083-56.694533W 33.0312417 / -83.9449089 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1620 ft. / 494 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31029 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use, MEDICAL USE. |
| Activation date: | 11/1988 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Heliport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at OPN (17 nm W): | 133.975 (706-646-4123) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MCNr323/25.3 | | MACON VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| YATES | | 064/13.9 | | 339 | | 03W | | OP | --- .--. |
| GRIFFIN | | 127/16.9 | | 412 | | 04W | | JHH | .--- .... .... |
| BAY CREEK | | 348/35.6 | | 350 | | 03W | | BEP | -... . .--. |
| ALCOVY | | 196/36.8 | | 370 | | 03W | | VOF | ...- --- ..-. |
| MONTEZUMA | | 009/40.0 | | 426 | | 04W | | IZS | .. --.. ... |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 150 x 100 ft. / 46 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL P.O. BOX 1068 FORSYTH, GA 31029 Phone 478-994-2521 |
| Manager: | TIM ALLEN P.O. BOX 1068 FORSYTH, GA 31029 Phone 478-994-2521 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at GA24.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOPN - Thomaston-Upson County Airport (17 nm W)
6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (20 nm NW)
KMAC - Macon Downtown Airport (23 nm SE)
KMCN - Middle Georgia Regional Airport (25 nm SE)
4A7 - Atlanta South Regional Airport (29 nm NW)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 13:35:17 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 09:35:17 |
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| METAR |
KOPN 17nm W | 181255Z AUTO 18007KT 4SM VCTSRA OVC110 18/16 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W
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K6A2 20nm NW | 181255Z AUTO 20005KT 5SM TS SCT040 BKN049 OVC055 18/ A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W
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KMCN 26nm SE | 181253Z 00000KT 4SM BR FEW040 SCT050 OVC100 19/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01890189 $
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KWRB 31nm SE | 181258Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM SCT110 20/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01970186
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| TAF |
KMCN 26nm SE | 181140Z 1812/1912 19003KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 FM181600 20006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 FM182300 24004KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 PROB30 1823/1905 5SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM190500 23004KT P6SM VCSH BKN120
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KWRB 31nm SE | 1805/1911 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA FEW030 SCT060 SCT100 QNH3001INS BECMG 1811/1812 21009KT 9999 NSW SCT080 QNH2998INS BECMG 1816/1817 23012KT 9000 -SHRA SCT080 BKN100 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1900/1905 31020G25KT 8000 -TSRA FEW030CB BKN045 OVC060 BECMG 1908/1909 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW030 QNH2995INS T27/1820Z T18/1808Z
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