FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | RMG |
Lat/Long: | 34-21-02.8000N 085-09-31.2000W 34-21.046667N 085-09.520000W 34.3507778,-85.1586667 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 644.1 ft. / 196.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (1985) |
From city: | 6 miles N of ROME, GA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 30165 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RMG (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; PAPI RWYS 01 & 19; HIRL 01/19 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX ASOS: | 119.925 (706-235-3335) |
WX AWOS-3 at CZL (13 nm NE): | 119.975 (706-602-5906) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5/270.325 (GADSDEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RMGr349/11.5 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
GQOr179/36.6 | | CHOO CHOO VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 01E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
FORT PAYNE | | 116/27.4 | | 426 | | 04W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
CHERO | | 285/33.8 | | 415 | | 05W | | DJD | -.. .--- -.. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 6006 x 150 ft. / 1831 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 52.0 | Double wheel: | 57.0 | Double tandem: | 114.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 34-20.565880N | | 34-21.552292N |
Longitude: | 085-09.567163W | | 085-09.464227W |
Elevation: | 632.3 ft. | | 624.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 005 true | | 187 magnetic, 185 true |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-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 | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 10 ft. berm, 201 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline 10FT BERM, STARTING 300 FT LEFT BTN 0 FT- 200 FT FM END OF RWY. | | none |
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 4495 x 100 ft. / 1370 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 16.0 | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 34-20.903548N | | 34-21.157723N |
Longitude: | 085-09.945853W | | 085-09.106550W |
Elevation: | 644.1 ft. | | 626.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 070 true | | 252 magnetic, 250 true |
Displaced threshold: | 115 ft. | | no |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 260 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 13:1 AT DSPLCD THLD; 67 FT TREES 1071 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 350 FT L | | 22 ft. tree, 376 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | FLOYD COUNTY PO BOX 946 ROME, GA 30161 Phone 706-295-7835 |
Manager: | JOHN CARROLL 304 RUSSELL FIELD RD NE ROME, GA 30161 Phone 706-295-7835 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 65 | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 104/day * | 49% | transient general aviation | 48% | local general aviation | 4% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | DEER ON INVOF ARPT. |
- | MIL AIR CARGO DROP (C130 ACFT) IN PROGRESS 1830-2030 TUE AND THU AT NE END OF RWY 07/25. |
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU ATL CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
- | TWY E CLSD INDEFLY. |
- | TERRAIN SW OF RWY 01/19 STARTING 200 FT FROM AER 01, 400 FT FM EXTDD RCL. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 from 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (253KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (253KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (230KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (266KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (236KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (67KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (394KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCZL - Tom B David Field Airport (13 nm NE)
4A4 - Polk County Airport/Cornelius Moore Field (20 nm S)
KVPC - Cartersville Airport (21 nm SE)
9A5 - Barwick Lafayette Airport (21 nm N)
KDNN - Dalton Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
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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 |
Times for 16-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
Sunrise | | 07:48 | | 12:48 |
Sunset | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2021 17:53:58 |
Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jan-2021 12:53:58 |
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METAR |
KRMG | 161653Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM BKN036 OVC045 05/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T00501033
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KCZL 13nm NE | 161735Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM BKN044 OVC050 05/M03 A2989 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KRYY 34nm SE | 161135Z 1612/1712 25008KT P6SM BKN060 FM161400 26010G18KT P6SM BKN040 BKN060 FM161600 27010G22KT P6SM BKN035 FM162300 28008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM170200 27006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060
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KCHA 41nm N | 161120Z 1612/1712 22008KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 1612/1614 4SM SHRASN BR OVC025 FM161400 25011KT P6SM BKN024 FM161800 27012G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM162300 25007KT P6SM SCT045 FM170900 00000KT P6SM BKN028
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KMGE 41nm SE | 161400Z 1614/1720 27015G25KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 QNH2976INS BECMG 1623/1624 28009KT 9999 SCT030 BKN120 QNH2993INS BECMG 1707/1708 25007KT 9999 BKN020 OVC050 QNH2986INS WND 26012G18KT AFT 1716 TX06/1620Z TNM02/1712Z
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NOTAMs |
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