FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ACJ |
| Lat/Long: | 32-06-38.8770N / 084-11-19.8530W
32-06.647950N / 084-11.330883W
32.1107992 / -84.1888481
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 468 ft. / 142.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of AMERICUS, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 0700-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2200, TO INCR INTST - CTAF. AFT 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. ACTVT MALSF RY 23 AND PAPI RYS 05 AND 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.375 (229-928-0934) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 126.55 7000 & ABV |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 126.55 7000 & ABV |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.95 |
| APP/P DEP/P: | 125.5(BLO 7000) |
- 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 |
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| PZDr013/27.8 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| VNAr259/35.7 | | VIENNA VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LINDBERGH | | 230/5.6 | | 242 | | 03W | | 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: | 6021 x 100 ft. / 1835 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: | 32-06.262600N | | 32-06.954400N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.730667W | | 084-10.893700W |
| Elevation: | 467.9 ft. | | 458.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 046 true | | 229 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: | 58 ft. trees, 1070 ft. from runway, 675 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
12 FT TREES AND BRUSH 441 FT RIGHT AT THLD. | | trees
10 FT BRUSH 174 FT RIGHT AT THLD. |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3787 x 75 ft. / 1154 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 32-06.715467N | | 32-06.705700N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.727500W | | 084-10.993700W |
| Elevation: | 464.9 ft. | | 458.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 091 true | | 274 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 58 ft. trees, 1476 ft. from runway, 200 ft. both sides of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
+10 FT BRUSH AND TREES 140 FT FM RY END, 65 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF AMERICUS
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 944
AMERICUS, GA 31709
Phone 229-924-3090
AND SUMTER COUNTY. |
| Manager: | BROWN HODGES ARPT COMM
P.O. BOX 988
AMERICUS, GA 31709
Phone 229-924-2944
FBO, SOUTHER FIELD AVIATION INC - TEL 229-924-2813. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 111/week * | | 72% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 September 2008 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/NDB RWY 23 | |
download (237KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (65KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of www.AceAerialPhoto.US
Joe Mazzone - Auburn, AL
Photo taken 12-Oct-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Nov-2009 12:41:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Nov-2009 07:41:12 |
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| METAR |
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KABY
35nm S | 241153Z 00000KT 10SM BKN005 OVC019 12/12 A3018 RMK AO2 CIG 004V008 SLP218 60000 T01220117 10128 20122 53004
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KLSF
43nm W | 241223Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC018 11/11 A3017 RMK AO2 CIG 008V023 CIG 012 RWY15 SLP218
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KWRB
43nm NE | 241155Z 00000KT 4SM BR OVC004 11/11 A3017 RMK AO2A SLP219 T01110110 10114 20111 53007
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KMCN
44nm NE | 241153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC006 11/10 A3018 RMK AO2 CIG 004V008 SLP217 T01110100 10111 20106 53008 TSNO
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KCSG
46nm NW | 241151Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR BKN006 OVC011 10/09 A3017 RMK AO2 CIG 003V008 SLP214 T01000094 10111 20100 51006
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KEUF
49nm W | 241158Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC023 12/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 6//// 7//// T01170106 10122 20117 51005 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KABY
35nm S | 241204Z 2412/2512 06004KT P6SM SCT005 OVC020 TEMPO 2412/2414 5SM BR OVC005 FM241500 08009KT P6SM OVC025 FM241800 05007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM242200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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