FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AMG |
| Lat/Long: | 31-32-09.8000N / 082-30-23.6000W
31-32.163333N / 082-30.393333W
31.5360556 / -82.5065556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 200 ft. / 61.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of ALMA, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31510 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AMG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
PAPI RYS 15 & 33 OPER CONT AND MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. AFTER 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (912-632-8738) |
| WX AWOS-A at BHC (12 nm NE): | 376 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AYS (18 nm S): | 118.575 (912-287-4466) |
| WX AWOS-3 at DQH (18 nm W): | 119.075 (912-383-7258) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.3/290.4 (ALMA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AMG at field | | ALMA VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 00E |
| AYSr009/16.2 | | WAYCROSS VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BAXLEY | | 213/12.1 | | 376 | | 04W | | BHC | -... .... -.-. |
| HAZLEHURST | | 164/21.9 | | 414 | | 03W | | AZE | .- --.. . |
| COFFEE COUNTY | | 073/22.8 | | 390 | | 03W | | OWC | --- .-- -.-. |
| SLOVER | | 272/31.7 | | 340 | | 04W | | JES | .--- . ... |
| HOMERVILLE | | 028/31.9 | | 209 | | 03W | | HOE | .... --- . |
| PRISON | | 213/36.1 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| MC RAE | | 153/38.6 | | 280 | | 03W | | MQW | -- --.- .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 31-32.523690N | | 31-31.803225N |
| Longitude: | 082-30.627355W | | 082-30.159020W |
| Elevation: | 199.9 ft. | | 190.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 | | 331 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. trees, 552 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline
HAS 15 FT TREES & BRUSH 125 FT RIGHT & 135 FT LEFT AT THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BACON COUNTY
BACON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
ALMA, GA 31510
Phone 912-632-5214 |
| Manager: | GLOVER SCOTT
P.O. BOX 450
ALMA, GA 31510
Phone 912-632-8072
ARPT PAY PHONE 912-632-7915. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 71% | transient general aviation | | 29% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 29 May 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (181KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBHC - Baxley Municipal Airport (12 nm NE)
KAYS - Waycross-Ware County Airport (18 nm S)
KDQH - Douglas Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KAZE - Hazlehurst Airport (22 nm N)
KHOE - Homerville Airport (32 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 12-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 11:31:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-May-2008 07:31:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KAMG | 121053Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP092 T01500067 $
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KAYS
18nm S | 121120Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A2984 RMK AO1
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KDQH
18nm W | 121120Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2984 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KVAD
49nm SW | 121008 32010KT 9999 SKC QNH2980INS BECMG 1415 32012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 2324 32005KT 9999 SKC QNH2996INS T28/21Z T15/07Z LIMITED METWATCH 1210 TIL 1212
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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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