FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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
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| 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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
looking southeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:29:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 05:29:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPN | 180855Z AUTO 01004KT 7SM -RA OVC110 18/16 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW
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K6A2
16nm N | 180855Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM SCT038 BKN060 OVC110 20/ A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
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| TAF |
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KMCN
35nm SE | 180557Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 SCT120 FM180800 16003KT P6SM -SHRA FEW020 BKN060 BKN120 FM181200 19003KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 FM181600 20006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 PROB30 1818/1824 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB
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KWRB
40nm SE | 1805/1911 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA FEW030 SCT060 SCT100 QNH3001INS BECMG 1811/1812 21009KT 9999 NSW SCT080 QNH2998INS BECMG 1816/1817 23012KT 9000 -SHRA SCT080 BKN100 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1900/1905 31020G25KT 8000 -TSRA FEW030CB BKN045 OVC060 BECMG 1908/1909 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW030 QNH2995INS T27/1820Z T18/1808Z
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KATL
42nm N | 180754Z 1808/1912 16004KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC100 TEMPO 1808/1810 4SM -RA BR SCT015 BKN040 OVC070 FM181000 20004KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN100 FM181500 23009KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN100 FM181800 24006KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC120 PROB30 1818/1824 5SM -TSRA BKN035CB
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KCSG
43nm SW | 180557Z 1806/1906 20006KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN070 TEMPO 1806/1809 4SM SHRA BR SCT025 OVC050 FM180900 22008KT P6SM BKN030 BKN070 FM181600 23009KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 PROB30 1818/1824 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB
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