FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AYS |
| Lat/Long: | 31-14-56.6800N / 082-23-43.7700W
31-14.944667N / 082-23.729500W
31.2490778 / -82.3954917
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 142 ft. / 43.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of WAYCROSS, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31503 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AYS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-SEP 0800-2000, OCT-MAR 0700-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
AFTER 2200, ACTVT HIRL RY 18/36, REIL RY 18, & MALSR RY 18 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.575 (912-287-4466) |
| WX ASOS at AMG (18 nm N): | 118.325 (912-632-8738) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC (ALMA RCAG) ON FREQS 132.3/290.4.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AYSr098/8.3 | | WAYCROSS VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 00E |
| AMGr162/18.2 | | ALMA VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 912-287-4335. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 31-15.326833N | | 31-14.337333N |
| Longitude: | 082-23.902833W | | 082-23.887667W |
| Elevation: | 140.8 ft. | | 134.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 179 true | | 004 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. tree, 329 ft. from runway, 490 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline
+10 TREES & BRUSH AT THLD, 350 FT LEFT. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5035 x 100 ft. / 1535 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 31-14.593500N | | 31-15.207667N |
| Longitude: | 082-23.987667W | | 082-23.337000W |
| Elevation: | 141.0 ft. | | 137.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 042 true | | 227 magnetic, 222 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 560 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
TREES ACROSS APCH. | | 63 ft. trees, 1964 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3528 x 100 ft. / 1075 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RWY PAVEMENT CRACKED, VEGATATION IN RWY AND ALONG EDGES. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS FADED.
RY MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 31-15.210833N | | 31-14.850000N |
| Longitude: | 082-23.785167W | | 082-23.253667W |
| Elevation: | 139.0 ft. | | 138.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 128 true | | 313 magnetic, 308 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | 528 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway
RY 31 APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD DUE TO 31 FT TREES 775 FT FROM DSPLCD THLD, AND 50 FT RIGHT OF THE EXTDD RY CNTRLN.
RY 31 +20 FT TREES 60 FT FROM THLD ACROSS APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WAYCROSS CITY & WARE CO
PO BOX 1069
WAYCROSS, GA 31502
Phone 912-287-4300 |
| Manager: | JIMMY BROWN
2855 FOREST ROAD
WAYCROSS, GA 31501
Phone 912-287-4394
ADDL PHONE 912-287-4460. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 49 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWR, 1089' AGL, 9.5 MI WEST. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
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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| ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (248KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (245KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAMG - Bacon County Airport (18 nm N)
KHOE - Homerville Airport (23 nm SW)
KDQH - Douglas Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KBHC - Baxley Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
KJES - Jesup-Wayne County Airport (32 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2008 16:41:26 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2008 12:41:26 |
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| METAR |
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| KAYS | 181620Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A2980 RMK AO1
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KAMG
18nm N | 181553Z AUTO 28012G16KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP090 T02610111
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| NOTAMs |
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