FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
| 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 (3.50 degrees glide path) RY 12 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 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 RY 30 MALSR OTS INDEFLY. |
| 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (193KB) |
| 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 | |
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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Photo taken 03-Feb-2013
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunset | | 19:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 13:48:30 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 09:48:30 |
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| METAR |
| KOPN | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 13/11 A3004 RMK AO2
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K6A2 16nm N | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/ A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMCN 35nm SE | 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 OVC100 TEMPO 1610/1613 BKN030 FM161400 09003KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM161700 21004KT P6SM BKN040 FM162300 19002KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060
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KWRB 40nm SE | 1605/1711 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3002INS BECMG 1614/1615 06007KT 9999 SCT030 BKN100 QNH3007INS BECMG 1622/1623 VRB06KT 9999 BKN030 OVC090 QNH2994INS T26/1621Z T14/1609Z
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KATL 42nm N | 160745Z 1608/1712 09005KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1610/1613 BKN030 FM161500 15005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM161800 20005KT P6SM BKN040 FM162300 19003KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 PROB30 1706/1712 5SM -SHRA BR BKN030
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KCSG 43nm SW | 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 OVC100 TEMPO 1610/1613 BKN030 FM161400 12003KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM161700 20004KT P6SM BKN040 FM162300 17002KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060
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| NOTAMs |
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