FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OPN |
| Lat/Long: | 32-57-18.0092N / 084-15-50.7103W
32-57.300153N / 084-15.845172W
32.9550026 / -84.2640862
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 798 ft. / 243.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1995) |
| From city: | 5 miles NE of THOMASTON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30286 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1994 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OPN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800
FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 706-741-0562. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RY 30 AND PAPI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 133.975 (706-646-4123) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 119.6 7000 & ABV 124.2 BLO 7000 [0600-0000] |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 119.6 7000 & ABV 124.2 BLO 7000 [0600-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3 at 6A2 (16 nm N): | 119.750 (770-227-3934) |
- ATLANTA LARGE TRACON IS PROVIDING PART-TIME APCH/DEP SVC 0615-0000; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0000-0615 ON FREQS 134.5/360.75 (MACON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MCNr296/34.9 | | MACON VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6350 x 100 ft. / 1935 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 32-57.543917N | | 32-57.056390N |
| Longitude: | 084-16.394717W | | 084-15.295627W |
| Elevation: | 786.8 ft. | | 797.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 118 true | | 301 magnetic, 298 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 648 ft. | | 699 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, 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) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. tree, 743 ft. from runway, 510 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
6 FT FENCE AND ROAD 198 FT LEFT 200 FT FROM RY END. | | 15 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway, 475 ft. left of centerline
RY 30 +15 FT BRUSH 475 FT R OF CNTRLN 175 FT FROM RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | UPSON CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2347 DERAY RD
THOMASTON, GA 30286
Phone 706-647-4500 |
| Manager: | MITCH ELLERBEE
2347 DEL RAY ROAD
THOMASTON, GA 30286
Phone 706-647-4500 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 71 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 38% | 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (189KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (229KB) |
| NDB RWY 30 | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (16 nm N)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
4A7 - Atlanta South Regional Airport (26 nm N)
KFFC - Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (29 nm NW)
KPIM - Harris County Airport (32 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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Photo taken 03-Feb-2013
looking southeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 06:05:35 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 02:05:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPN | 130535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A3005 RMK AO2
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K6A2
16nm N | 130535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/ A3006 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMCN
35nm SE | 130545Z 1306/1406 24003KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM130800 29003KT P6SM BKN030 FM131500 28008KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 1318/1324 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB
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KWRB
40nm SE | 1305/1411 34005KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3002INS BECMG 1307/1308 21003KT 6000 BR BKN010 QNH3006INS BECMG 1310/1311 27008KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3003INS TEMPO 1320/1323 25012G18KT 4800 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 1400/1401 27004KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3000INS T34/1321Z T23/1311Z
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KATL
42nm N | 130545Z 1306/1412 23005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN150 FM130900 27005KT 6SM BR SCT005 BKN015 FM131200 27006KT P6SM BKN035 FM131700 28009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 PROB30 1317/1323 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM132300 29006KT P6SM BKN035
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KCSG
43nm SW | 130545Z 1306/1406 28005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM130800 29003KT P6SM BKN030 FM131500 29007KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 1318/1324 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB
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