FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | 16J |
Lat/Long: | 31-44-35.8370N 084-25-09.4490W 31-44.597283N 084-25.157483W 31.7432881,-84.4192914 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 332.2 ft. / 101.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (1995) |
From city: | 2 miles SE of DAWSON, GA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 31742 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 02/1947 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1300-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | PAPI RWY 14 & 32 OPER CONSLY. MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200, AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.800 (229-222-5289) |
WX ASOS at ABY (17 nm SE): | PHONE 229-434-7494 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 125.75/363.075 (ALBANY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PZDr311/8.3 | | PECAN VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 02W |
EUFr107/38.3 | | EUFAULA VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 02E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
LINDBERGH | | 215/30.3 | | 242 | | 04W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
CONEY | | 248/32.3 | | 400 | | 06W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 4507 x 75 ft. / 1374 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 31-44.845223N | | 31-44.349345N |
Longitude: | 084-25.481418W | | 084-24.833563W |
Elevation: | 332.2 ft. | | 288.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 134 magnetic, 132 true | | 314 magnetic, 312 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 22 ft. trees, 574 ft. from runway, 242 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. trees, 510 ft. from runway, 231 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | TERRELL COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY 2678 ALBANY HWY DAWSON, GA 39842 Phone 229-995-3787 |
Manager: | ANN GARNER 2678 ALBANY HWY DAWSON, GA 39842 Phone 229-995-3787 |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
download (189KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (597KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KABY - Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (17 nm SE)
KACJ - Jimmy Carter Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
KBIJ - Early County Airport (32 nm SW)
KCXU - Camilla-Mitchell County Airport (33 nm S)
KCKF - Crisp County-Cordele Airport (36 nm NE)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Williams
Photo taken 04-Jul-2008
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Dawson Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
Sectional chart |
|
Airport distance calculator |
|
Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 12-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
|
Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2025 20:09:15 |
Local (UTC-4) | 12-May-2025 16:09:15 |
|
METAR |
KABY 17nm SE | 121953Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT075 BKN090 23/19 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE1854B36E45 SLP133 P0000 T02330189
|
KACJ 25nm NE | 121955Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN080 OVC095 23/20 A2989 RMK AO2 T02320200
|
KBIJ 32nm SW | 121955Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT060 SCT100 23/17 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW
|
KCXU 33nm S | 121955Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A2991 RMK AO2
|
|
TAF |
KABY 17nm SE | 121741Z 1218/1318 21005G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 FM130000 20006KT P6SM SCT250 FM130900 18003KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM131300 19005KT P6SM SCT050
|
|
NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|