FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SBO |
| Lat/Long: | 32-36-32.9000N / 082-22-11.8000W 32-36.548333N / 082-22.196667W 32.6091389 / -82.3699444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 327 ft. / 99.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of SWAINSBORO, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30401 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1300-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND HIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 133.375 (478-237-8437) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.55/343.75 (MILLEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DBNr088/23.4 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| EMANUEL COUNTY | | 133/5.4 | | 309 | | 04W | | EEX | . . -..- |
| METTER | | 317/20.3 | | 432 | | 03W | | MHP | -- .... .--. |
| ONYUN | | 355/23.4 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| MILLEN | | 235/26.6 | | 205 | | 05W | | LNH | .-.. -. .... |
| BURKE COUNTY | | 219/31.9 | | 356 | | 04W | | BXG | -... -..- --. |
| PRISON | | 345/34.9 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| CLAXTON | | 319/35.0 | | 395 | | 04W | | CWV | -.-. .-- ...- |
| KAOLIN | | 135/37.7 | | 360 | | 05W | | HIT | .... .. - |
| SYLVANIA | | 270/39.3 | | 245 | | 04W | | JYL | .--- -.-- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR AFT HRS FUEL - SELF SERVICE. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 6021 x 100 ft. / 1835 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 32-36.863718N | | 32-36.232143N |
| Longitude: | 082-22.649090W | | 082-21.743905W |
| Elevation: | 324.0 ft. | | 322.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% DOWN | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 129 true | | 313 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 794 ft. from runway, 340 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 38 ft. trees, 1454 ft. from runway, 360 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | EMANUEL CO/SWAINSBORO CITY BOX 600 SWAINSBORO, GA 30401 Phone 478-237-7025 |
| Manager: | AL LAWSON, CITY ADMIN 23 AIRPORT ROAD SWAINSBORO, GA 30401 Phone 478-237-7025 FAX 478-237-8943. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 28 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PAEW N SIDE OF RY 13/31 INDEFLY. |
| - | TWY CLSD AER 31 TO TERMINAL RAMP INDEFLY. |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (290KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (285KB) |
| LOC/NDB RWY 13 | |
download (269KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (210KB) |
| NDB RWY 13 | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (72KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMHP - Metter Municipal Airport (20 nm SE)
KVDI - Vidalia Regional Airport (25 nm S)
2J5 - Millen Airport (27 nm NE)
KDBN - W H 'Bud' Barron Airport (31 nm W)
KBXG - Burke County Airport (32 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 00:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Aug-2008 11:24:07 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 20-Aug-2008 07:24:07 |
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| METAR |
KVDI 25nm S | 201058Z AUTO 03005KT 4SM CLR 24/23 A2996 RMK AO1
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KDBN 31nm W | 201057Z AUTO 04004KT 5SM CLR 21/21 A2998 RMK AO1
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KTBR 33nm E | 201100Z AUTO 06003KT 5SM OVC005 24/23 A2997 RMK AO1
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KCWV 35nm SE | 201103Z AUTO 07004KT 7SM BKN006 23/21 A2996 RMK AO2
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KJYL 39nm E | 201100Z AUTO 06005KT OVC004 22/21 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO
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| TAF |
KAGS 50nm NE | 200536Z 200606 VRB03KT 6SM BR SKC TEMPO 0609 3SM BR FM0900 VRB03KT 5SM BR SKC TEMPO 0913 2SM BR FM1400 05008KT P6SM SKC FM2000 09012KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM2300 08007KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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