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GA79 Dresden Airport
Newnan, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: GA79
Lat/Long: 33-20-41.4200N / 084-54-40.7750W
33-20.690333N / 084-54.679583W
33.3448389 / -84.9113264
(estimated)
Elevation: 800 ft. / 244 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 6 miles SW of NEWNAN, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 30263

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1989
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CCO (7 nm E): 118.975 (770-254-1617)
WX ASOS at FFC (17 nm E): 118.525 (770-487-1610)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LGCr039/23.1LAGRANGE VORTAC115.6001E
ATLr234/29.3ATLANTA VORTAC116.9000W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
COWETA COUNTY301/11.323403WEQQ . --.- --.-
CARROLLTON142/17.227802WGPQ --. .--. --.-
PINE MOUNTAIN359/30.227203WPIM .--. .. --
GRIFFIN290/35.641204WJHH .--- .... ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2000 x 30 ft. / 610 x 9 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: J. BRUCE JACKSON
378 DR. BRUCE JACKSON DR.
NEWNAN, GA 30263
Phone 404-251-1356
Manager: J. BRUCE JACKSON
378 DR. BRUCE JACKSON DR.
NEWNAN, GA 30263
Phone 404-251-1356

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at GA79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCCO - Newnan Coweta County Airport (7 nm E)
KFFC - Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (17 nm E)
KCTJ - West Georgia Regional Airport-O V Gray Field (21 nm NW)
KLGC - LaGrange-Callaway Airport (22 nm S)
4A7 - Clayton County Airport - Tara Field (29 nm E)
 
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Area around GA79 (Dresden Airport)
 
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From to GA79

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1611:16
Sunrise07:4111:41
Sunset19:1323:13
Evening civil twilight19:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Oct-2008 07:10:07
Local (UTC-4)  08-Oct-2008 03:10:07
 
METAR
KCCO 
7nm E 
080700Z AUTO 16004KT 5SM BKN008 BKN022 OVC032 18/18 A3007 RMK AO1
KFFC 
17nm E 
080653Z AUTO 13005KT 5SM -RA BR SCT024 BKN035 OVC085 20/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP179 P0006 T02000178
TAF
KATL 
29nm NE 
080553Z 080606 14010KT P6SM -RA VCSH BKN025 BKN045 OVC080 TEMPO 0810 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC035 FM1000 10012KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 1215 3SM SHRA BR OVC007 FM1500 12012KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN010 OVC020 TEMPO 1519 2SM SHRA OVC008 FM1900 12012K
KFTY 
33nm NE 
080553Z 080606 09006KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 OVC060 TEMPO 0810 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC035 FM1000 10012KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 1215 3SM SHRA BR OVC007 FM1500 12012KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN010 OVC020 TEMPO 1519 2SM SHRA OVC008 FM1900 12012KT 4SM -SHRA

 
 

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Hotels in other cities near Dresden Airport

11 in Newnan
4 in Peachtree City
5 in Carrollton
 

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