FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | RMG |
Lat/Long: | 34-21-05.8950N 085-09-30.8680W 34-21.098250N 085-09.514467W 34.3516375,-85.1585744 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 644 ft. / 196.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (1985) |
From city: | 6 miles N of ROME, GA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 30165 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RMG (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; HIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
WX ASOS: | 119.925 (706-204-9617) |
WX AWOS-3PT at CZL (13 nm NE): | 119.975 (706-578-1205) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5/270.325 (GADSDEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RMGr349/11.5 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 7010 x 150 ft. / 2137 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 52.0 | Double wheel: | 57.0 | Double tandem: | 114.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 34-20.565878N | | 34-21.717262N |
Longitude: | 085-09.567165W | | 085-09.447008W |
Elevation: | 632.4 ft. | | 622.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 005 true | | 187 magnetic, 185 true |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 106 ft. trees, 2867 ft. from runway, 666 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 136 ft. trees, 4562 ft. from runway, 340 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 4498 x 100 ft. / 1371 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 16.0 | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 34-20.903527N | | 34-21.157868N |
Longitude: | 085-09.945847W | | 085-09.106088W |
Elevation: | 644.0 ft. | | 625.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 070 true | | 252 magnetic, 250 true |
Displaced threshold: | 115 ft. | | no |
Declared distances: | TORA:4495 TODA:4495 ASDA:4495 LDA:4380 | | TORA:4495 TODA:4495 ASDA:4495 LDA:4495 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 260 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RWY 07 - APCH RATIO 13:1 AT DSPLCD THLD; 67 FT TREES 1071 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 350 FT L. | | 51 ft. tree, 975 ft. from runway, 361 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | FLOYD COUNTY PO BOX 946 ROME, GA 30161 Phone 706-295-7835 |
Manager: | JOHN CARROLL 304 RUSSELL FIELD RD NE ROME, GA 30161 Phone 706-295-7835 |
Additional Remarks
- | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | DEER ON INVOF ARPT. |
- | MIL AIR CARGO DROP (C130 ACFT) IN PROGRESS 1830-2030 TUE AND THU AT NE END OF RWY 07/25. |
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU ATL CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (251KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (239KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (206KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (240KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (159KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (518KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCZL - Tom B David Field Airport (13 nm NE)
4A4 - Polk County Airport/Cornelius Moore Field (20 nm S)
KVPC - Cartersville Airport (21 nm SE)
9A5 - Barwick Lafayette Airport (21 nm N)
KDNN - Dalton Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 11-Sep-2012
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 10:51 |
Sunset | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 01:11 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jul-2025 12:48:39 |
Local (UTC-4) | 30-Jul-2025 08:48:39 |
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METAR |
KRMG | 301153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02440228 10267 20233 51021
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KCZL 13nm NE | 301235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN028 OVC055 26/25 A3007 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KRYY 34nm SE | 301132Z 3012/3112 09003KT P6SM FEW005 BKN016 FM301400 10003KT P6SM SCT012 BKN025 FM301500 14004KT P6SM SCT040 PROB30 3019/3024 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM310100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 SCT120 FM310900 VRB02KT P6SM SCT005 BKN008
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KCHA 41nm N | 301139Z 3012/3112 07004KT P6SM SCT040 PROB30 3022/3102 4SM TSRA BR OVC035CB FM310200 VRB02KT P6SM OVC100
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KMGE 41nm SE | 301115Z 3011/3103 10005KT 9999 BKN017 BKN050 BKN150 OVC250 QNH3000INS BECMG 3013/3014 07005KT 9999 BKN020 OVC040 QNH3000INS BECMG 3015/3016 12008KT 9999 VCTS BKN020CB BKN050 OVC100 QNH2995INS BECMG 3018/3019 VRB15G25KT 4800 TSRAGR BKN020CB OVC050 QNH2992INS TX33/3020Z TN24/3012Z
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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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