FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SSI |
| Lat/Long: | 31-09-07.0790N 081-23-27.8150W
31-09.117983N 081-23.463583W
31.1519664,-81.3910597
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 18.9 ft. / 5.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of ST SIMONS ISLAND, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31522 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SSI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 04; HIRL RWY 04/22 & 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 120.025 (912-602-0972) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BQK (7 nm NW): | 124.175 (912-261-0531) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC (ZJX) ON FREQS 126.75/277.4 (BRUNSWICK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SSIr029/6.7 | | BRUNSWICK VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5584 x 100 ft. / 1702 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 38 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 31-08.742470N | | 31-09.486563N |
| Longitude: | 081-23.936850W | | 081-23.305555W |
| Elevation: | 10.3 ft. | | 16.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 036 true | | 221 magnetic, 216 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 782 ft. | | 911 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5580 TODA:5580 ASDA:5580 LDA:4798 | | TORA:5580 TODA:5580 ASDA:5580 LDA:4671 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 215 ft. from runway, 256 ft. left of centerline
+6 FT FENCE, +32 FT POWER POLE, +12 FT BUSH 75-200 FT FROM END OF RWY 228-250 FT LEFT. | | 21 ft. bldg, 232 ft. from runway, 251 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
6 FT FENCE 190 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 140 FT FROM E.O.R. |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3313 x 75 ft. / 1010 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 14.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 31-09.369700N | | 31-08.877905N |
| Longitude: | 081-23.336543W | | 081-23.059307W |
| Elevation: | 18.0 ft. | | 11.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 154 true | | 339 magnetic, 334 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 740 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 47 ft. trees, 845 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GLYNN COUNTY - GLYNN CO. ARPT COMM.
295 AVIATION PARKWAY, SUITE 205
BRUNSWICK, GA 31525
Phone (912) 265-2070 |
| Manager: | ROBERT BURR
295 AVIATION PARKWAY, SUITE 205
BRUNSWICK, GA 31525
Phone 912-265-2070 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PREF NOISE-ABATEMENT ARRIVAL FOR HEL TFC IS A STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 34 THEN A MID-FIELD TURN TO LDG. ALL WHEELED HEL GND TAXI TO FINAL PRKG. |
| - | ADDITIONAL APT SAFETY BULLETINS POSTED AT WWW.FLYGCAIRPORTS.COM/SAFETY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
| - | FBO SVCS AVBL ON 130.65. |
| - | TRG FLTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES ARPT LCTD 7 NM NW OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND ARPT FOR OPS. |
| - | USE CTN DUE TO CONGESTED ASP WITH TURBINE, NONTURBINE, AND TRNG ACFT. BQK LOCATED 7NM NW. JEKYLL ISLAND AP 09J LOCATED 4NM S USING SAME CTAF FREQ 123.05. |
| - | RWY 22 PREF FOR LIGHT AND VRB WINDS OR CROSSWINDS. |
| - | ALL VFR ACFT ADHERE TO STD LH TFC PAT. |
| - | ACFT DEPARTING RWY 34 USE EXTRM CTN- APCH END OF RWY 04 NOT VSB FROM APCH END OF RWY 34. |
| - | ALL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, INCLUDING ACFT FLYING INST APPROACHES, ARE REQSTD TO RPRT 10 MILES FROM THE AP, INTNS AND PSN REPORTS TO -ST SIMONS- CTAF 123.05. |
| - | PPR FOR SVC AND FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 912-638-8617. |
| - | ADJ RESIDENTIAL AREA TO THE SE AND SSW OF RWY 16/34 EXTREMELY NOISE SENSITIVE. |
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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (243KB) |
| VOR RWY 04 | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (424KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
09J - Jekyll Island Airport (5 nm S)
KBQK - Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (7 nm NW)
4J1 - Brantley County Airport (27 nm W)
KFHB - Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport (33 nm S)
KJES - Jesup-Wayne County Airport (35 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Michael York
Photo taken 17-Feb-2010
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Times for 14-Jun-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Jun-2025 01:26:41 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 14-Jun-2025 21:26:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KSSI | 150115Z AUTO 23009KT 3SM VCTS RA BR SCT010 BKN041 BKN110 25/25 A3017 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
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KBQK
7nm NW | 150115Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM TSRA SCT017 BKN043 BKN060 24/23 A3018 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS T02380229
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| TAF |
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| KSSI | 142128Z 1421/1518 18008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC050 TEMPO 1500/1502 VRB10G20KT 3SM -TSRA OVC030CB FM150300 21004KT P6SM SCT025 OVC250 FM151600 22007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 BKN250
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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