FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | OPN |
Lat/Long: | 32-57-18.0092N 084-15-50.7103W 32-57.300153N 084-15.845172W 32.9550026,-84.2640862 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 797.7 ft. / 243.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (1995) |
From city: | 5 miles NE of THOMASTON, GA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 30286 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1994 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | OPN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1800 FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 706-741-0562. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RY 30 AND PAPI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 133.975 (706-646-4123) |
ATLANTA APPROACH: | 124.2 [0600-0000] |
ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 124.2 [0600-0000] |
WX AWOS-3 at 6A2 (16 nm N): | 119.750 (770-227-3934) |
- ATLANTA LARGE TRACON PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0615-2300 ON FREQ 124.2; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 2300-0615 ON FREQS 134.5/360.75 (MACON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MCNr296/34.9 | | MACON VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 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 12/30
Dimensions: | 6350 x 100 ft. / 1935 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 20.0 | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 32-57.543917N | | 32-57.056390N |
Longitude: | 084-16.394717W | | 084-15.295627W |
Elevation: | 786.8 ft. | | 797.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 118 true | | 301 magnetic, 298 true |
Displaced threshold: | 648 ft. | | 699 ft. |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-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 |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline 6 FT FENCE AND ROAD 198 FT LEFT 200 FT FROM RY END. | | 16 ft. rr, 360 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear 50:1 APCH TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | THOMASTON UPSON CO. ARPT AUTH 2347 DERAY RD THOMASTON, GA 30286 Phone 706-647-4500 |
Manager: | MITCH ELLERBEE 2347 DEL RAY ROAD THOMASTON, GA 30286 Phone 706-647-4500 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 86 | Single engine airplanes: | | 71 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | 61% | local general aviation | 39% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6132, WHEN APCH CLSD 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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (303KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (226KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (267KB) |
NDB RWY 30 | |
download (216KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (16 nm N)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KHMP - Atlanta Speedway Airport (26 nm N)
KFFC - Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (29 nm NW)
KPIM - Harris County Airport (32 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 03-Feb-2013
looking southeast.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Feb-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
Sunset | | 18:32 | | 23:32 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 23:57 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Feb-2021 20:15:53 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-Feb-2021 15:15:53 |
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METAR |
KOPN | 281935Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM SCT046 SCT060 SCT075 25/17 A3010 RMK AO2
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K6A2 16nm N | 281935Z AUTO 20012G20KT 10SM SCT034 SCT043 BKN050 24/15 A3009 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KATL 42nm N | 281137Z 2812/0118 16005KT 2SM BR OVC004 FM281500 20008KT P6SM BKN006 OVC015 FM281700 21011G18KT P6SM BKN020 FM282000 21013G21KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM010000 21008KT P6SM BKN120 FM010700 21010KT P6SM VCSH SCT012 BKN025 FM011100 24010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
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KCSG 43nm SW | 281137Z 2812/0112 VRB03KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM281500 19007KT P6SM BKN009 OVC015 FM281700 21009KT P6SM BKN025 FM281900 21012G20KT P6SM BKN040 FM010000 21007KT P6SM BKN120 FM010700 21007KT P6SM VCSH SCT008 BKN015
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NOTAMs |
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