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KBIJ Early County Airport
Blakely, Georgia, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: BIJ
Lat/Long: 31-23-51.0310N / 084-53-41.2720W
31-23.850517N / 084-53.687867W
31.3975086 / -84.8947978
(estimated)
Elevation: 215 ft. / 65.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2000)
From city: 3 miles E of BLAKELY, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31723

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1968
Sectional chart: JACKSONVILLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 1202 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND PAPI RYS 05 AND 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.475 (229-723-5511)
CAIRNS APPROACH: 125.4 [0645-2300]
CAIRNS DEPARTURE: 125.4 [0645-2300]
  • APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/353.5 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RRSr074/28.3WIREGRASS VORTAC111.6002E
PZDr245/34.4PECAN VORTAC116.1002W
EUFr158/35.3EUFAULA VORTAC109.2002E
MAIr018/38.5MARIANNA VORTAC114.0000E
HEYr091/(38.8)HANCHEY VOR110.6003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BLAAK231/5.234403WIWJ .. .-- .---
WILLIS327/31.735904WLYZ .-.. -.-- --..
CAMILLA293/35.436905WCXU -.-. -..- ..-
SOYYA030/35.832902WSMY ... -- -.--
HANCHEY091/38.922103WHYE .... -.-- .

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5494 x 98 ft. / 1675 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: RY 05/23 SLOPE 0.20% UP SE.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 31-23.555750N31-24.143685N
Longitude: 084-54.090775W084-53.286805W
Elevation: 214.2 ft.204.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 053 magnetic, 050 true233 magnetic, 230 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 23 ft. trees, 470 ft. from runway, 219 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear62 ft. trees, 1263 ft. from runway, 191 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: EARLY COUNTY
P.O. BOX 693
BLAKELY, GA 39823
Phone 229-723-4304
Manager: KATHY HOWARD
PO BOX 693
BLAKELY, GA 39823
Phone 229-723-4304

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 48/week *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (241KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (259KB)
LOC/NDB RWY 23   download (192KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (27KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

0J6 - Headland Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
17J - Donalsonville Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KBGE - Decatur County Industrial Air Park (29 nm SE)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (29 nm W)
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (32 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1610:16
Sunrise06:4310:43
Sunset20:2900:29
Evening civil twilight20:5600:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 09:16:11
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 05:16:11
 
METAR
KBIJ 180855Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM OVC006 18/17 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KDHN 
29nm W 
180702Z 1807/1906 22006KT 6SM BR BKN005 FM180900 00000KT 2SM BR OVC004 FM181300 20006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150 FM181800 22008KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM190000 21006KT P6SM SCT050
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DAYS INN BLAKELY GA 1.8 51-55

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