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72GA Barbour Island Airport
Shellman Bluff, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 72GA
Lat/Long: 31-35-00.7960N 081-13-59.3490W
31-35.013267N 081-13.989150W
31.5835544,-81.2331525
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 12 miles E of SHELLMAN BLUFF, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31331

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1988
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SVNr192/26.1HUNTER VOR/DME111.6002W
SSIr023/33.8BRUNSWICK VORTAC109.8004W
SAVr189/33.8SAVANNAH VORTAC115.9506W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BARBOUR ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN
6399 BARBOUR ISLAND
TOWNSEND, GA 31331
Phone 706-352-9110
Manager: DARRELL CHAISSON
6399 BARBOUR ISLAND
TOWNSEND, GA 31331
Phone 706-352-9110

Additional Remarks

- ON APCH TO TWY 06 IS A MARSH.
- FOR CD CTC SAVANNAH APCH AT 912-964-3205, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
- OPN MARSH AT BOTH ENDS OF THE RWY.
- GOLF CARTS AND DEER PRSNT INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72GA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBQK - Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (23 nm SW)
KLHW - Wright Army Airfield (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Regional Airport (25 nm NW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (26 nm N)
KSSI - St Simons Island Airport (27 nm S)
09J - Jekyll Island Airport (32 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5609:56
Sunrise06:2410:24
Sunset20:3300:33
Evening civil twilight21:0101:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Jun-2026 16:01:03
Local (UTC-4)  29-Jun-2026 12:01:03
 
METAR
KBQK 
23nm SW 		291535Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM SCT037 34/25 A3007 RMK AO2 T03410245
KLHW 
24nm NW 		291455Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP178 T03340234 51007 $
KSVN 
26nm N 		291455Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03350232 51008 CHINO RWY10 $
KSSI 
27nm S 		291535Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A3005 RMK AO2
KSAV 
32nm N 		291553Z 36003KT 10SM FEW045 34/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T03440233
KJES 
33nm W 		291530Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM SCT050 34/24 A3010 RMK AO2
TAF
KSVN 
26nm N 		291120Z 2911/3015 27006KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS BECMG 2913/2914 27009KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2999INS BECMG 2917/2918 30010G15KT 8000 VCTS -SHRA SCT030CB BKN070 QNH3002INS BECMG 2919/2920 15010G20KT 8000 -TSRA SCT020CB OVC050 QNH3001INS BECMG 2922/2923 17006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN060 QNH2998INS TX36/2920Z TN27/2911Z
KSSI 
27nm S 		291137Z 2912/3012 21005KT P6SM SCT250 FM291400 30009KT P6SM SCT020 SCT070 SCT120 FM291700 17008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT250 TEMPO 2919/2923 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM300000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
KSAV 
32nm N 		291120Z 2912/3012 28004KT P6SM FEW150 FM291400 31007KT P6SM SCT035 FM291900 32008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 TEMPO 2920/2923 4SM TSRA BKN035CB FM300000 16005KT P6SM FEW040 SCT150 FM300600 06004KT P6SM FEW030
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