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73GA Ruffwood Heliport
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 73GA
Lat/Long: 33-52-57.0000N 084-26-09.0000W
33-52.950000N 084-26.150000W
33.8825000,-84.4358333
(estimated)
Elevation: 780 ft. / 238 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 7 miles N of ATLANTA, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 30327

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1991
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at PDK (7 nm E): 128.4 (770-457-1691)
WX ASOS at FTY (8 nm SW): PHONE 404-696-5660
WX AWOS-3PT at RYY (11 nm NW): PHONE 770-425-3406
WX ASOS at ATL (15 nm S): PHONE 404-559-5166

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RMGr115/37.9ROME VORTAC115.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PECAT009/35.031605WFFC ..-. ..-. -.-.
CARROLLTON065/39.627804WGPQ --. .--. --.-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 75 ft. / 12 x 23 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 33-52.950000N
Longitude: 084-26.150000W
Elevation: 780.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RUFFWOOD INC.
1425 NORTH HARRIS RIDGE
ATLANTA, GA 30327
Phone 404-266-3972
Manager: JOHN WOODRUFF
1425 NORTH HARRIS RIDGE
ATLANTA, GA 30327
Phone 404-266-3972

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 73GA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMGE - Dobbins ARB Airport (4 nm NW)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (7 nm E)
KFTY - Fulton County Executive Airport/Charlie Brown Field (8 nm SW)
KRYY - Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field (11 nm NW)
KATL - Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International Airport (15 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4110:41
Sunrise07:0711:07
Sunset20:1300:13
Evening civil twilight20:3900:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Aug-2025 11:04:02
Local (UTC-4)  24-Aug-2025 07:04:02
 
METAR
KMGE 
5nm NW 		241055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02120191 $
KPDK 
7nm E 		241053Z 00000KT 10SM OVC038 21/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02060189
KFTY 
7nm SW 		241053Z 03003KT 10SM OVC044 21/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02110200
KRYY 
11nm NW 		241050Z 08003KT 10SM OVC038 21/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP893 T02060194 $
KATL 
15nm S 		241052Z 07004KT 10SM FEW009 OVC044 22/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP147 BINOVC T02170194 $
TAF
KMGE 
5nm NW 		231305Z 2313/2419 09005KT 4800 BR OVC007 QNH2995INS BECMG 2315/2316 09010KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 OVC025 QNH3000INS BECMG 2317/2318 09010KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB OVC050 QNH2995INS BECMG 2400/2401 10005KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN120 BKN250 QNH2995INS BECMG 2401/2402 10005KT 9999 BKN015 OVC100 QNH2995INS BECMG 2409/2410 VRB03KT 4800 BR BKN008 OVC015 QNH2998INS BECMG 2413/2414 10005KT 6000 BR OVC010 QNH2998INS BECMG 2414/2415 10005KT 9999 NSW BKN020 BKN250 QNH2995INS TX28/2321Z TN22/2412Z LAST NO AMDS AFT
KPDK 
7nm E 		240957Z 2410/2506 00000KT P6SM FEW006 SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 2410/2413 BKN025 FM241600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 SCT035 FM242000 29005KT P6SM SCT040 PROB30 2421/2501 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM250200 29005KT P6SM FEW250
KFTY 
7nm SW 		240957Z 2410/2506 00000KT P6SM FEW006 SCT025 SCT040 TEMPO 2410/2413 BKN025 FM241500 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 SCT035 FM242000 29004KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 2420/2424 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM250100 30004KT P6SM FEW200
KRYY 
11nm NW 		240958Z 2410/2506 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 OVC035 TEMPO 2410/2413 BKN025 FM241700 31005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT035 PROB30 2418/2423 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM250100 30004KT P6SM FEW250
KATL 
15nm S 		240932Z 2410/2512 08005KT P6SM FEW009 SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 2410/2413 BKN025 FM241500 33006KT P6SM FEW025 SCT035 FM241800 30006KT P6SM SCT040 PROB30 2421/2501 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB BKN040 FM250300 32005KT P6SM FEW250
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