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KOPN Thomaston-Upson County Airport
Thomaston, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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 706-647-7143.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
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)

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
MCNr296/34.9MACON VORTAC114.2001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
YATES302/4.433903WOP --- .--.
GRIFFIN192/13.941204WJHH .--- .... ....
COWETA COUNTY132/28.923403WEQQ . --.- --.-
PINE MOUNTAIN081/31.427203WPIM .--. .. --
MONTEZUMA344/37.642604WIZS .. --.. ...
BAY CREEK323/39.035003WBEP -... . .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 32-57.543917N32-57.056390N
Longitude: 084-16.394717W084-15.295627W
Elevation: 786.8 ft.797.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 121 magnetic, 118 true301 magnetic, 298 true
Displaced threshold: 648 ft.699 ft.
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 276 ft. right of centerline
40 FT TREES 276 FT LEFT AT THRESHOLD, AND FENCE AND ROAD 198 FT RIGHT AT THRESHOLD.
45 ft. trees, 821 ft. from runway, 570 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
11:1 APPROACH TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD, 47 FT TREES 517 FT FM DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND 580 FT LEFT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF THOMASTON
P O BOX 672
THOMASTON, GA 30286
Phone 706-647-6633
Manager: MITCH ELLERBEE
2347 DEL RAY ROAD
THOMASTON, GA 30286
Phone 706-647-4500

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 64
Single engine airplanes: 54
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 44/day *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 27 March 2008

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 30   download (213KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 30   download (200KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (16 nm N)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
4A7 - Clayton County Airport - Tara Field (26 nm N)
KFFC - Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (29 nm NW)
KPIM - Harris County Airport (32 nm W)
 
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From to KOPN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0610:06
Sunrise06:3510:35
Sunset20:4800:48
Evening civil twilight21:1701:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 19:29:56
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 15:29:56
 
METAR
KOPN 051900Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 31/ A2992 RMK AO1
TAF
KMCN 
35nm SE 
051720Z 0518/0618 24008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 TEMPO 0520/0524 VRB15G22KT 3SM SHRA BKN040CB FM060200 23004KT 6SM HZ BKN050 OVC100 FM060900 24003KT 4SM BR BKN012 OVC040 TEMPO 0610/0613 2SM BR OVC005 FM061400 26007KT 6SM HZ SCT015 BKN030
KATL 
42nm N 
051748Z 0518/0624 27007KT 6SM -RA SCT045 BKN060 OVC100 TEMPO 0518/0520 VRB15G22KT 3SM TSRA SCT015 BKN025CB FM052000 25007KT 6SM -RA SCT045 BKN060 OVC100 TEMPO 0520/0524 VRB15G22KT 3SM SHRA SCT015 BKN025CB FM060000 27007KT P6SM BKN045CB FM060800 23004
KCSG 
43nm SW 
051720Z 0518/0618 24008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 TEMPO 0520/0524 VRB15G22KT 3SM SHRA BKN040CB FM060200 22004KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM060900 23003KT 6SM HZ BKN015 OVC040 TEMPO 0610/0613 4SM BR OVC008 FM061400 25007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Thomaston-Upson County Airport 706-647-4500
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FS 
SS 
100LL 
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$3.75 
Jet A 
$2.90 
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 Updated 14-Jun-2009
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Miles Price ($)
JAMESON INN THOMASTON 4.7 63-75
 

Other hotels near Thomaston-Upson County Airport

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN THOMASTON GA 4.5 62-65
ECONO LODGE THOMASTON 4.5 55-60

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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