AirNav: GA80 - Whispering Pines Airport

GA80

Whispering Pines Airport
Conyers, Georgia, USA

GOING TO CONYERS?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	GA80
Lat/Long:	33-46-56.3890N / 083-59-19.6790W 33-46.939817N / 083-59.327983W 33.7823303 / -83.9887997 (estimated)
Elevation:	940 ft. / 287 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	7 miles NE of CONYERS, GA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	30039

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1974
Sectional chart:	ATLANTA
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.725
WX AWOS-3 at 9A1 (11 nm SE):	118.725 (770-385-7057)
WX AWOS-3 at LZU (12 nm N):	PHONE 770-339-7753
WX AWOS-A at D73 (15 nm E):	392
WX ASOS at PDK (17 nm W):	PHONE 770-457-1691

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PDKr112/16.4	PEACHTREE VOR/DME	116.60	02W
ATLr068/24.1	ATLANTA VORTAC	116.90	00W
AHNr253/34.5	ATHENS VORTAC	109.60	00E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
MONROE	285/13.3	392	03W	JNM	.--- -. --
ALCOVY	315/13.8	370	03W	VOF	...- --- ..-.
BARROW COUNTY	248/21.9	404	03W	BMW	-... -- .--
FLOWERY BRANCH	192/25.6	365	03W	FKV	..-. -.- ...-
COMMERCE	237/28.7	244	03W	DDA	-.. -.. .-
CHERO	143/37.6	415	04W	DJD	-.. .--- -..
GRIFFIN	022/37.8	412	04W	JHH	.--- .... ....
BULLDOG	258/39.6	221	03W	BJT	-... .--- -

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	2600 x 20 ft. / 792 x 6 m
Surface:	asphalt
Operational restrictions:	ALL LNDG TO THE NORTH & ALL TKOF TO THE SOUTH.
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	90 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway	pline, marked

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CECIL D. ETHEREDGE 5140 WHISPERING PINES LN, NW CONYERS, GA 30207 Phone 404-483-2558

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		12
Single engine airplanes:		12

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at GA80.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

9A1 - Covington Municipal Airport (11 nm SE)
KLZU - Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (12 nm N)
D73 - Monroe-Walton County Airport (15 nm E)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (17 nm W)
KWDR - Barrow County Airport (20 nm NE)

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Area around GA80 (Whispering Pines Airport)

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	11:37
Sunrise	07:03	12:03
Sunset	17:36	22:36
Evening civil twilight	18:02	23:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Nov-2009 14:36:51
Local (UTC-5)	09-Nov-2009 09:36:51

METAR

KLZU 12nm N	091350Z 05006KT 10SM SKC 13/08 A3037
KPDK 17nm W	091353Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 14/09 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP279 T01390089
KWDR 20nm NE	091420Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3040 RMK AO1

TAF

KPDK
17nm W

091140Z 0912/1012 08004KT P6SM BKN200 FM091300 06008KT P6SM SCT120 OVC200 FM091800 06010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM092300 06013KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080 TEMPO 1003/1006 P6SM -RA OVC025 FM100600 06016KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Whispering Pines Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Whispering Pines Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Whispering Pines Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES SNELLVILLE/STONE MOUNTAIN		5.6	85-95

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

Hotels in other cities near Whispering Pines Airport

2 in	Snellville
13 in	Conyers
6 in	Lithonia
9 in	Stone Mountain

7 in	Lawrenceville
9 in	Tucker
6 in	Covington
29 in	Norcross

1 in	Doraville
21 in	Duluth
8 in	Decatur
10 in	Suwanee

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