AirNav: KSYV - Sylvester Airport

KSYV

Sylvester Airport
Sylvester, Georgia, USA

GOING TO SYLVESTER?

Reserve a Hotel Room

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	SYV
Lat/Long:	31-33-25.7570N 083-53-38.5310W 31-33.429283N 083-53.642183W 31.5571547,-83.8940364 (estimated)
Elevation:	403 ft. / 122.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	3 miles NW of SYLVESTER, GA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	31791

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	M-F 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

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 125.75/363.075 (ALBANY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PZDr108/21.2		PECAN VOR/DME		116.10		02W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
CONEY	190/26.5	400	06W	OHY	--- .... -.--
FITZGERALD	269/31.0	362	05W	SUR	... ..- .-.
PATON	360/36.1	245	05W	GTP	--. - .--.
LINDBERGH	168/38.6	242	04W	LKG	.-.. -.- --.

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:

4525 x 75 ft. / 1379 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

26.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 1

RUNWAY 19

Latitude:

31-33.061272N

31-33.797287N

Longitude:

083-53.713693W

083-53.570663W

Elevation:

385.8 ft.

387.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

012 magnetic, 010 true

192 magnetic, 190 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF SYLVESTER 102 SOUTH MAIN STREET SYLVESTER, GA 31791 Phone 229-776-8505
Manager:	CHRIS DAVIS 101 NORTH MAIN STREET SYLVESTER, GA 31791 Phone 229-776-8505

Additional Remarks

-	DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KSYV.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KABY - Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (15 nm W)
75J - Turner County Airport (15 nm NE)
KTMA - Henry Tift Myers Airport (22 nm E)
KCKF - Crisp County-Cordele Airport (27 nm N)
KCXU - Camilla-Mitchell County Airport (27 nm SW)

Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

$4.03 $5.06

Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google

Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Sylvester Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

Airport distance calculator
Flying to Sylvester Airport? Find the distance to fly. From to KSYV

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:11	12:11
Sunrise	07:37	12:37
Sunset	17:48	22:48
Evening civil twilight	18:15	23:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Jan-2026 17:44:07
Local (UTC-5)	09-Jan-2026 12:44:07

METAR

KABY 16nm W	091730Z 17012G19KT 10SM SCT029 25/17 A3016 RMK AO2 T02500167
KTMA 22nm E	091735Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM FEW021 SCT025 BKN035 22/22 A3018 RMK AO2 FEW V SCT T02220222 $
KCKF 27nm N	091735Z AUTO 21008G14KT 10SM SCT002 SCT035 OVC041 24/17 A3017 RMK AO2 T02410172
KCXU 27nm SW	091735Z AUTO 20011G15KT 10SM SCT023 25/20 A3015 RMK AO2
KMGR 29nm S	091735Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM OVC017 23/20 A3016 RMK AO2 T02350197 $

TAF

KABY
16nm W

091307Z 0913/1012 14004KT 1/4SM FG VV005 FM091400 17008KT 6SM BR BKN018 FM091600 19010KT P6SM BKN045 FM092300 18004KT P6SM BKN050 FM100700 18003KT 4SM BR SCT007 BKN015 FM100900 19003KT 1/2SM FG VV003

NOTAMs

Click for the latest NOTAMs

NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?
	If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Sylvester Airport, you should consider listing it here. To start the listing process, click on the button below

Other Pages about Sylvester Airport


Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved.	Privacy Policy Contact