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KRVJ Swinton Smith Field at Reidsville Municipal Airport
Reidsville, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: RVJ
Lat/Long: 32-03-32.3000N / 082-09-06.2000W
32-03.538333N / 082-09.103333W
32.0589722 / -82.1517222
(estimated)
Elevation: 195 ft. / 59.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of REIDSVILLE, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30453

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1974
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT PAPI RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF. MIRL RY 11/29 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2130; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT AFTER 2130 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
OTS INDEFLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at VDI (14 nm NW): 119.925 (912-538-0219)
WX AWOS-3 at CWV (16 nm NE): 120.075 (912-739-3768)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.3/290.4 (ALMA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AMGr030/36.2ALMA VORTAC115.1000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PRISONat field42403WRVJ .-. ...- .---
ONYUN147/12.337204WUQN ..- --.- -.
CLAXTON243/16.139504WCWV -.-. .-- ...-
METTER193/19.143203WMHP -- .... .--.
BAXLEY034/24.137604WBHC -... .... -.-.
HAZLEHURST070/27.441403WAZE .- --.. .
SLOVER340/33.234004WJES .--- . ...
MC INTOSH297/35.426304WMOQ -- --- --.-
MC RAE096/37.328003WMQW -- --.- .--
EMANUEL COUNTY161/39.530904WEEX . . -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 3802 x 75 ft. / 1159 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RUNWAY MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 32-03.635677N32-03.441423N
Longitude: 082-09.454050W082-08.754020W
Elevation: 172.8 ft.195.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 111 magnetic, 108 true291 magnetic, 288 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF REIDSVILLE
PO BOX 830, CITY HALL
REIDSVILLE, GA 30453
Phone 912-557-4786
Manager: LANCE SMITH
BOX 2351
REIDSVILLE, GA 30453
Phone 912-557-1892

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 4
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 86/week *
44% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
11% military
* for 12-month period ending 25 June 2008

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (201KB)
NDB RWY 11   download (197KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVDI - Vidalia Regional Airport (14 nm NW)
KCWV - Claxton-Evans County Airport (16 nm NE)
KMHP - Metter Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
KBHC - Baxley Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
KAZE - Hazlehurst Airport (27 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2711:27
Sunrise06:5211:52
Sunset17:3222:32
Evening civil twilight17:5822:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 14:51:40
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 09:51:40
 
METAR
KVDI 
14nm NW 
081422Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3032 RMK AO1
TAF
KSAV 
49nm E 
081122Z 0812/0912 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM081400 07006KT P6SM FEW250 FM081800 10007KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250 FM082300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Reidsville Airport Authority 912-557-1892
912-663-6392
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

More info about Reidsville Airport Authority
Chevron
100LL Jet A
SS $3.50 $5.00 
 Updated 04-Nov-2009
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SS=Self service
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