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KSYV Sylvester Airport
Sylvester, Georgia, USA

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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
PZDr108/21.2PECAN VORTAC116.1002W
IFMr291/(22.1)TIFT MYERS VOR112.5001W
MGRr353/28.8MOULTRIE VOR/DME108.8002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CONEY186/26.540002WOHY --- .... -.--
CAMILLA043/27.036902WCXU -.-. -..- ..-
FITZGERALD267/31.036203WSUR ... ..- .-.
PATTEN356/36.124502WGTP --. - .--.
LINDBERGH167/38.724203WLKG .-.. -.- --.

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: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 31-33.115833N31-33.651833N
Longitude: 083-53.701167W083-53.597667W
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Obstructions: trees19 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
    
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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From to KSYV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Aug-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4610:46
Sunrise07:1111:11
Sunset20:0100:01
Evening civil twilight20:2600:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Aug-2008 18:15:40
Local (UTC-4)  29-Aug-2008 14:15:40
 
METAR
KABY 
16nm W 
291753Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/17 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03220172 10333 20239 58006
KMGR 
29nm S 
291800Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/18 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KABY 
16nm W 
291754Z 291818 03006KT P6SM SCT035 FM0200 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM1700 09006KT P6SM SCT040
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Hotels near Sylvester Airport

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DAYS INN SYLVESTER 4.8 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Sylvester Airport

16 in Albany
3 in Ashburn
 

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