FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ABY |
| Lat/Long: | 31-32-07.9000N / 084-11-40.1000W 31-32.131667N / 084-11.668333W 31.5355278 / -84.1944722 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 196 ft. / 59.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ALBANY, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31707 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ABY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2300 |
| Pattern altitude: | 996 ft. MSL TPA 1000' MSL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22, MIRL RY 16/34 & MALSR RY 04 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR CALL AMGR 229-430-5175. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.25 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 133.05 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 229-434-7494 |
| ALBANY GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0800-2000] |
| ALBANY TOWER: | 120.25 336.4 [0800-2000] |
| WX AWOS-A at CXU (19 nm S): | 369 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 125.75/226.8 (ALBANY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PZDr147/8.8 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| MGRr326/33.8 | | MOULTRIE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02W |
| IFMr281/(36.7) | | TIFT MYERS VOR | | 112.50 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PUTNY | | 043/6.3 | | 227 | | 02W | | AB | .- -... |
| CAMILLA | | 011/19.4 | | 369 | | 05W | | CXU | -.-. -..- ..- |
| BLAAK | | 084/32.3 | | 344 | | 03W | | IWJ | .. .-- .--- |
| CONEY | | 213/32.5 | | 400 | | 02W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
| WILLIS | | 031/37.8 | | 359 | | 04W | | LYZ | .-.. -.-- --.. |
| LINDBERGH | | 191/38.6 | | 242 | | 04W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
| CAIDY | | 001/38.9 | | 338 | | 04W | | CYR | -.-. -.-- .-. |
| PATTEN | | 333/39.5 | | 245 | | 02W | | GTP | --. - .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL AFTER HOURS CALL 229-434-8787. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 6601 x 148 ft. / 2012 x 45 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 135.0 | | Double tandem: | 230.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 31-31.775943N | | 31-32.583748N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.983480W | | 084-11.131125W |
| Elevation: | 195.7 ft. | | 188.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 042 true | | 224 magnetic, 222 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 79 ft. trees, 3175 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. ant, 2800 ft. from runway, 800 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5219 x 148 ft. / 1591 x 45 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 31-32.477822N | | 31-31.659933N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.967272W | | 084-11.653623W |
| Elevation: | 194.1 ft. | | 195.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 162 true | | 344 magnetic, 342 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 482 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALBANY 3905 NEWTON ROAD, SUITE 100 ALBANY, GA 31701-7356 Phone 229-430-5175 ARPT OPERATED BY ALBANY-DOUGHERTY CO AVIATION COMMISSION. |
| Manager: | YVETTE AEHLE 3905 NEWTON ROAD, SUITE 100 ALBANY, GA 31701 Phone 229-430-5175 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/day * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 24% | military | | 20% | local general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 30 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYNG ACFT 3 MILES SOUTHEAST. |
| - | ACFT BYD 3 NM AND BLO 2000 FT ON APCH TO RY 16 BRG 325-040 FROM ARPT NOT VISIBLE FM ATCT DUE TO TREES. |
| - | NUMEROUS BIRDS ON & WITHIN 5 NM OF ARPT SEP-FEB. |
| - | TWY H SOUTH OF CARGO RAMP OTS INDEFLY. |
| - | PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT MOWING GRASS ADJACENT TO ALL RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS APRIL 1- OCTOBER 30TH. |
| - | AIRCRAFT GREATER THAN 350,000LBS GROSS WEIGHT ARE RESTRICTED FROM USING RUNWAY 4-22 EXCEPT 24HR PPR CALL AMGR 229-430-5175. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 04 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (191KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (205KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 22 | |
download (211KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 16 | |
download (221KB) |
| NDB RWY 04 | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KCXU - Camilla-Mitchell County Airport (19 nm S)
KMGR - Moultrie Municipal Airport (34 nm SE)
7A9 - Peterson Field Airport (34 nm N)
KACJ - Jimmy Carter Regional Airport (35 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:27 | | 00:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:12:41 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 05:12:41 |
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| METAR |
| KABY | 180853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01830161 53004
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| TAF |
| KABY | 180524Z 1806/1906 21003KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM181300 21005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150 FM181700 22009KT 3SM TSRA BKN012CB FM182000 24009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN090
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| NOTAMs |
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