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 |
| PZDr013/27.8 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| VNAr259/35.7 | | VIENNA VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LINDBERGH | | 231/5.6 | | 242 | | 04W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
| MONTEZUMA | | 215/17.9 | | 426 | | 04W | | IZS | .. --.. ... |
| CONEY | | 294/18.0 | | 400 | | 02W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
| BAY CREEK | | 229/29.9 | | 350 | | 03W | | BEP | -... . .--. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | RY 23 SLOPE 0.08% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 32-06.262653N | | 32-06.953237N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.730760W | | 084-10.895192W |
| Elevation: | 468.3 ft. | | 458.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 046 true | | 230 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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 lights | | yes, 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: | |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 32-06.715463N | | 32-06.705623N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.727433W | | 084-10.993908W |
| Elevation: | 465.3 ft. | | 458.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 091 true | | 275 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 03-Feb-2013
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:13:03 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 05:13:03 |
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| METAR |
| KACJ | 180855Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM SCT055 17/16 A3008 RMK AO2
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| 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
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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
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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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| NOTAMs |
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