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KACJ Jimmy Carter Regional Airport
Americus, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: ACJ
Lat/Long: 32-06-38.9000N / 084-11-19.9000W
32-06.648333N / 084-11.331667W
32.1108056 / -84.1888611
(estimated)
Elevation: 468 ft. / 142.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (2010)
From city: 4 miles NE of AMERICUS, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31709

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1941
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23, PAPI RY 05 & RY 23 AND MASLF RY 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 128.375 (229-928-0934)
ATLANTA APPROACH: 125.5 126.55 7000 & ABV
ATLANTA DEPARTURE: 125.5 126.55 7000 & ABV
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 119.95
  • ATLANTA LARGE TRACON IS PROVIDING PART-TIME APCH/DEP SVC 0615-0000; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0000-0615 ON FREQS 123.95/269.3 & CLNC DLVY ON FREQ 123.95 (MACON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PZDr013/27.8PECAN VORTAC116.1002W
VNAr259/35.7VIENNA VORTAC116.5001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LINDBERGH231/5.624204WLKG .-.. -.- --.
MONTEZUMA215/17.942604WIZS .. --.. ...
CONEY294/18.040002WOHY --- .... -.--
BAY CREEK229/29.935003WBEP -... . .--.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 6011 x 100 ft. / 1832 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: RY 23 SLOPE 0.08% UP SW.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 32-06.262653N32-06.953237N
Longitude: 084-11.730760W084-10.895192W
Elevation: 468.3 ft.458.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 050 magnetic, 046 true230 magnetic, 226 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/GS
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 1096 ft. from runway, 558 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear
SLOPE 36:1 TO RY THLD.
none

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 3786 x 75 ft. / 1154 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 32-06.715463N32-06.705623N
Longitude: 084-11.727433W084-10.993908W
Elevation: 465.3 ft.458.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 095 magnetic, 091 true275 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 39 ft. trees, 873 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
SLOPE 22:1 TO RY THLD.
60 ft. trees, 1432 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF AMERICUS
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 944
AMERICUS, GA 31709
Phone 229-924-3134
AND SUMTER COUNTY.
Manager: FRANK JOINER, ARPT COMM
P.O. BOX 366
AMERICUS, GA 31709
Phone 229-924-2813

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 117/week *
66% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

WILDLIFE ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

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/NDB RWY 23   download (286KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (251KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (272KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7A9 - Peterson Field Airport (9 nm W)
53A - Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (15 nm NE)
KCKF - Crisp County-Cordele Airport (22 nm E)
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1110:11
Sunrise06:3810:38
Sunset20:2800:28
Evening civil twilight20:5500:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 09:13:03
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 05:13:03
 
METAR
KACJ 180855Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM SCT055 17/16 A3008 RMK AO2
TAF
KABY 
35nm S 
180524Z 1806/1906 21003KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM181300 21005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150 FM181700 22009KT 3SM TSRA BKN012CB FM182000 24009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN090
KLSF 
43nm W 
1801/1907 19009KT 9999 FEW040 SCT120 QNH2998INS TEMPO 1802/1804 9000 -SHRA BECMG 1814/1815 22012KT 9000 -SHRA SCT040 BKN080 520208 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1818/1824 31020G25KT 8000 -TSRA FEW030CB BKN045 OVC060 BECMG 1902/1903 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW025 QNH2994INS T28/1820Z T17/1808Z
KWRB 
43nm NE 
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Souther Field Aviation 229-924-2813
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $5.90 $4.85 
 Updated 08-May-2013
 
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FS=Full service
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Hotels near Jimmy Carter Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN AMERICUS 3.1 104-105
JAMESON INN AMERICUS 3.1 85-86
BAYMONT INN AND SUITES AMERICUS 3.1 60-61
QUALITY INN AMERICUS 3.6 80-85
BEST WESTERN PLUS WINDSOR HOTEL 3.7 100-176
KNIGHTS INN AMERICUS 3.9 47-59

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 Jimmy Carter Regional Airport

7 in Americus
1 in Montezuma
 

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