FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SYV |
| Lat/Long: | 31-33-23.0000N / 083-53-39.0000W 31-33.383333N / 083-53.650000W 31.5563889 / -83.8941667 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 403 ft. / 122.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of SYLVESTER, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31791 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 AND PAPI RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at ABY (15 nm W): | PHONE 229-434-7494 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 125.75/226.8 (ALBANY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PZDr108/21.2 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| IFMr291/(22.1) | | TIFT MYERS VOR | | 112.50 | | 01W |
| MGRr353/28.8 | | MOULTRIE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CONEY | | 186/26.5 | | 400 | | 02W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
| CAMILLA | | 043/27.0 | | 369 | | 02W | | CXU | -.-. -..- ..- |
| FITZGERALD | | 267/31.0 | | 362 | | 03W | | SUR | ... ..- .-. |
| PATTEN | | 356/36.1 | | 245 | | 02W | | GTP | --. - .--. |
| LINDBERGH | | 167/38.7 | | 242 | | 03W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3293 x 75 ft. / 1004 x 23 m 55 FT. BLAST PAD ADDED TO RUNWAY 01; 52 FT. BLAST PAD ADDEDTO RUNWAY 19; RESULTING RUNWAY LENGTH IS 3293 FEET. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 31-33.115833N | | 31-33.651833N |
| Longitude: | 083-53.701167W | | 083-53.597667W |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Obstructions: | trees | | 19 ft. trees, 580 ft. from runway, 160 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear +12 FT TREES & BRUSH 155 FT FM THLD AND 90 FT R. ADDNL TREES & BRUSH 123 FT RIGHT OF THLD OUT TO 200 FEET. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SYLVESTER 101 NORTH MAIN STREET SYLVESTER, GA 31791 Phone 229-776-8505 |
| Manager: | TOMMY BOZEMAN 101 NORTH MAIN STREET SYLVESTER, GA 31791 Phone 229-776-8516 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 11 April 2007 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KSYV.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KABY - Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (15 nm W)
KTMA - Henry Tift Myers Airport (22 nm E)
KCKF - Crisp County-Cordele Airport (27 nm N)
KCXU - Camilla-Mitchell County Airport (27 nm SW)
KMGR - Moultrie Municipal Airport (29 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 08:19:53 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Sep-2008 04:19:53 |
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| METAR |
KABY 16nm W | 070753Z 34003KT 8SM FEW027 24/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02390222
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KMGR 29nm S | 070800Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR 22/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED
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| TAF |
KABY 16nm W | 070528Z 070606 00000KT 6SM BR BKN250 FM0900 00000KT 3SM BR SCT001 SCT250 FM1300 01004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1800 34005KT P6SM TS SCT040CB FM2100 36004KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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