FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FBG |
| Lat/Long: | 35-07-55.3524N / 078-56-10.5773W 35-07.922540N / 078-56.176288W 35.1320423 / -78.9362715 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 244 ft. / 74 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of FORT BRAGG, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28311 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SIMMONS AAF FLIGHT SERVICE STATION FSS-RALEIGH RDU-NOTAM FBG |
| NOTAMs facility: | FBG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 1200-0400Z++, ALL SAT-SUN 1200-2000Z++ CLSD HOL. SEE FLIP AP/1 FLT HAZ AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 139.25 |
| SIMMONS TWR GROUND: | 121.9 229.4 [0510Z++ MON-0400Z++ SAT. CLSD HOL.] |
| SIMMONS TWR TOWER: | 125.9 240.625 [0510Z++ MON-0400Z++ SAT. CLSD HOL.] |
| FAYETTEVILLE APPROACH: | 133.0 |
| FAYETTEVILLE DEPARTURE: | 133.0 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 229.4 |
| BASE OPS: | 142.35 |
| BASOPS: | 245.5 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| FLT ADVSY: | 125.9 240.625 |
| PAR: | 124.2 |
| PMSV: | 141.25 265.6 |
| RDR/P: | 120.8 |
| WX ASOS at FAY (9 nm S): | PHONE 910-484-1546 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HRJ (18 nm NE): | 119.025 (910-814-3946) |
- TA31 PAR ANTENNA LCTD LAT 35-07-51.88N LONG 078-56-10.19W.
- FULL SVC DUR OPR HR, OT REMOTE BRIEFING FR 28TH OWS, SHAW AFB, SC, DSN 965-0940, C803-895-0940.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FAYr345/9.3 | | FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| LBTr019/(31.8) | | LUMBERTON VOR | | 110.00 | | 08W |
| SDZr102/32.4 | | SANDHILLS VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| POPE | | 178/5.8 | | 338 | | 07W | | POB | .--. --- -... |
| FORT BRAGG | | 273/6.1 | | 393 | | 07W | | FGP | ..-. --. .--. |
| HARNETT | | 223/22.1 | | 417 | | 08W | | HQT | .... --.- - |
| MACKALL | | 083/27.7 | | 278 | | 06W | | HFF | .... ..-. ..-. |
| CLINTON | | 296/29.7 | | 412 | | 08W | | CTZ | -.-. - --.. |
| ROBESON | | 019/31.7 | | 359 | | 08W | | RSY | .-. ... -.-- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4650 x 110 ft. / 1417 x 34 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-07.895323N | | 35-07.949757N |
| Longitude: | 078-56.641940W | | 078-55.710637W |
| Elevation: | 241.7 ft. | | 223.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 1050 ft. | | 197 ft. |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (2.90 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY ATCA-ASO 9325 GUNSTON ROAD FT BELVIOR, VA 22060 |
| Manager: | ROBERT BEATY SIMMONS AAAF BLDG P4541 FT BRAGG, NC 28307 Phone 910-396-6605 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FUEL: PPR 24 HR. J8 |
| - | RSTD: 24 HR PPR FOR RON AND ALL CIV ACFT, DSN 236-7804, C910-396-7804. |
| - | CAUTION: ARPT PERIMETER LGT MAY CAUSE PILOT DISTRACTION. |
| - | TFC PAT: F/W 1250', R/W 1000'. |
| - | MISC: PILOTS NOTIFY SIMMONS OPS 20 MIN OUT WITH CODE 6 OR ABV ON BOARD. CLASS D AIRSPACE 0510Z++ MON-0400Z++ SAT, CLSD HOL. OT CLASS E. |
| - | MISC: ALL ACFT CTC GND PRIOR TO ENG START. ALL WHEELED R/W ACFT GND TAXI TIL REACHING TWY. RWY 09 4000' OF RWY AVBL FOR DAY VFR LDG FR FIRST SET OF THLD MRK, OT 3650' AVBL FOR ALL DAY/NGT OPR. |
| - | WHEN TWR AND/OR SFC VIS IS BLO 4 SM THE LESSER VALUE WILL BE RPRTD AS PVLING. |
| - | CAUTION: BIRD HAZARD. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (173KB) |
| NDB RWY 27 | |
download (178KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (41KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPOB - Pope Air Force Base (4 nm NW)
KFAY - Fayetteville Regional Airport/Grannis Field (9 nm S)
5W4 - P K Airpark (14 nm SW)
KHRJ - Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (18 nm NE)
KSOP - Moore County Airport (23 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunset | | 18:44 | | 22:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 10:45:15 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 06:45:15 |
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| METAR |
| KFBG | 110955Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM OVC008 19/18 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01930176 $
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KPOB 4nm NW | 110955Z AUTO 05014KT 10SM OVC008 19/18 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01910181 $
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KFAY 9nm S | 110953Z AUTO 04012KT 5SM BR OVC009 19/18 A3018 RMK AO2 CIG 006V014 SLP212 T01940178
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KHRJ 18nm NE | 111024Z AUTO 7SM OVC008 19/17 A3022 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KFBG | 110201 04009KT 9999 -RA BKN025 QNH3012INS TEMPO 0209 OVC010 BECMG 0910 04007KT 4800 BR BKN015 QNH3014INS BECMG 1415 06010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN040 QNH3018INS BECMG 2223 06009KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH3020INS T24/21Z T18/11Z AMD 0234 LAST NO AMDS AFT
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KPOB 4nm NW | 110909 06012KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3018INS TEMPO 1015 8000 -RA OVC009 BECMG 1415 04010KT 9999 NSW SCT012 QNH3024INS BECMG 2122 05009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3024INS BECMG 0607 04006KT 4800 BR BKN020 QNH3033INS T22/21Z T16/09Z LIMITED METWATCH 1109 TIL 1117
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KFAY 9nm S | 110946Z 111006 03009KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN009 WS015/06035KT TEMPO 1013 6SM BR BKN012 FM1300 04012G22KT P6SM BKN015 BKN200 FM1800 04014G25KT P6SM BKN030 BKN200 FM0200 05009KT P6SM SCT010 WS015/07032KT
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| NOTAMs |
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