FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ABY |
| Lat/Long: | 31-32-07.8540N / 084-11-40.1040W 31-32.130900N / 084-11.668400W 31.5355150 / -84.1944733 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 197 ft. / 60.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ALBANY, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31707 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ABY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-0000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 997 ft. MSL TPA 1000' MSL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22, MIRL RY 16/34 & MALSR RY 04 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR CALL AMGR 229-430-5175. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.25 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 133.05 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 229-434-7494 |
| ALBANY GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0630-2230 MON-FRI, 0800-2000 SAT & SUN.] |
| ALBANY TOWER: | 120.25 336.4 [0630-2230 MON-FRI, 0800-2000 SAT & SUN.] |
| WX AWOS-A at CXU (19 nm S): | 369 |
- 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 |
| PZDr147/8.8 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| MGRr326/33.8 | | MOULTRIE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02W |
| IFMr281/(36.7) | | TIFT MYERS VOR | | 112.50 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PUTNY | | 043/6.3 | | 227 | | 02W | | AB | .- -... |
| CAMILLA | | 008/19.4 | | 369 | | 02W | | CXU | -.-. -..- ..- |
| BLAAK | | 084/32.3 | | 344 | | 03W | | IWJ | .. .-- .--- |
| CONEY | | 213/32.5 | | 400 | | 02W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
| WILLIS | | 028/37.8 | | 359 | | 01W | | LYZ | .-.. -.-- --.. |
| LINDBERGH | | 190/38.6 | | 242 | | 03W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
| CAIDY | | 358/38.9 | | 338 | | 01W | | CYR | -.-. -.-- .-. |
| PATTEN | | 333/39.5 | | 245 | | 02W | | GTP | --. - .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL AFTER HOURS CALL 229-434-8787. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 6601 x 150 ft. / 2012 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 135.0 | | Double tandem: | 230.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 31-31.775943N | | 31-32.583748N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.983480W | | 084-11.131125W |
| Elevation: | 195.7 ft. | | 188.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 042 true | | 224 magnetic, 222 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 79 ft. trees, 3175 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. ant, 2800 ft. from runway, 800 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5219 x 150 ft. / 1591 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 31-32.477822N | | 31-31.659933N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.967272W | | 084-11.653623W |
| Elevation: | 194.1 ft. | | 195.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 162 true | | 344 magnetic, 342 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 482 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALBANY 3905 NEWTON ROAD, SUITE 100 ALBANY, GA 31701-7356 Phone 229-430-5175 ARPT OPERATED BY ALBANY-DOUGHERTY CO AVIATION COMMISSION. |
| Manager: | YVETTE AEHLE 3905 NEWTON ROAD, SUITE 100 ALBANY, GA 31707 Phone 229-430-5175 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 50 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 109/day * | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 22% | local general aviation | | 18% | military | | 18% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYNG ACFT 3 MILES SOUTHEAST. |
| - | ACFT BYD 3 NM AND BLO 2000 FT ON APCH TO RY 16 BRG 325-040 FROM ARPT NOT VISIBLE FM ATCT DUE TO TREES. |
| - | NUMEROUS BIRDS ON & WITHIN 5 NM OF ARPT SEP-FEB. |
| - | TWY H SOUTH OF CARGO RAMP OTS INDEFLY. |
| - | PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT MOWING GRASS ADJACENT TO ALL RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS APRIL 1- OCTOBER 30TH. |
| - | AIRCRAFT GREATER THAN 350,000LBS GROSS WEIGHT ARE RESTRICTED FROM USING RUNWAY 4-22 EXCEPT 24HR PPR CALL AMGR 229-430-5175. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (278KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (292KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (234KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (272KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 16 | |
download (293KB) |
| NDB RWY 04 | |
download (231KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (72KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KCXU - Camilla-Mitchell County Airport (19 nm S)
KMGR - Moultrie Municipal Airport (34 nm SE)
7A9 - Peterson Field Airport (34 nm N)
KACJ - Souther Field Airport (35 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 07-Oct-2006
from a Cessna 340 at 7,000 feet
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:26:51 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 03:26:51 |
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| METAR |
| KABY | 050653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02330178
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| TAF |
| KABY | 050529Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM051400 24008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 TEMPO 0519/0523 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN025CB OVC100 FM052300 22010G15KT P6SM VCTS BKN030CB BKN100 OVC200 TEMPO 0523/0603 VRB15G24KT 2SM +TSRA BKN020CB OVC080 FM060300 20008G13
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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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