FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 199.8 ft. / 60.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2005) |
| 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33, PAPI RY 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 127.575/269.025 (ALMA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| AMG at field | | ALMA VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 00E |
| AYSr009/16.2 | | WAYCROSS VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BAXLEY | | 215/12.1 | | 376 | | 06W | | BHC | -... .... -.-. |
| HAZLEHURST | | 164/21.8 | | 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 | | 216/36.1 | | 424 | | 06W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| MC RAE | | 153/38.6 | | 280 | | 03W | | MQW | -- --.- .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SELF SERVR FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| 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 edge markings: | RUNWAY MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 31-32.523705N | | 31-31.803237N |
| Longitude: | 082-30.627377W | | 082-30.159045W |
| Elevation: | 199.8 ft. | | 190.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 156 magnetic, 151 true | | 336 magnetic, 331 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in poor 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: | 42 ft. trees, 950 ft. from runway, 340 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 315 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear +4 FT-10 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM RY END, 175 FT L OF CNTRLN; +12 FT BRUSH 30 FT-200 FT FM RY END, 250 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
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 114 ALMA, GA 31510 Phone 912-632-8072 ARPT PAY PHONE 912-632-7915, EMERG PHONE: 877-379-1358 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 107/week * | | 71% | transient general aviation | | 29% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 18 June 2011 | |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (174KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (146KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
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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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 10:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:12:52 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 05:12:52 |
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| METAR |
| KAMG | 180853Z AUTO 13003KT 8SM CLR 19/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01940178 55006
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KAYS 18nm S | 180855Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A3007 RMK AO1
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KDQH 18nm W | 180855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A3010 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KVAD 49nm SW | 1721/1822 16006KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2995INS BECMG 1802/1803 VRB03KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3000INS BECMG 1813/1814 18009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1817/1822 20009KT 4800 -TSRA SCT015 OVC020CB T32/1721Z T17/1812Z AMD 172145 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1721 NEXT 2008
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| NOTAMs |
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