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18A Franklin County Airport
Canon, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 18A
Lat/Long: 34-20-25.3000N / 083-07-50.9000W
34-20.421667N / 083-07.848333W
34.3403611 / -83.1308056
(estimated)
Elevation: 890 ft. / 271 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (2005)
From city: 1 mile SW of CANON, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30520

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1970
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
AFT 0000, ACTVT MIRL - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
ATLANTA APPROACH: 127.5(0615-0000) [0645-2300]
ATLANTA DEPARTURE: 127.5(0615-0000) [0645-2300]
WX AWOS-3 at TOC (17 nm NW): 119.625 (706-297-7473)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.5/316.05 (ATHENS RCAG) 0000-0615.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELWr255/17.8ELECTRIC CITY VORTAC108.6000E
ODFr159/22.9FOOTHILLS VORTAC113.4000E
AHNr022/25.5ATHENS VORTAC109.6000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HABERSHAM118/22.934703WAJR .- .--- .-.
CLEMSON216/23.425705WCEU -.-. . ..-
BULLDOG014/23.722103WBJT -... .--- -
COMMERCE052/25.624403WDDA -.. -.. .-
BARROW COUNTY048/33.340405WBMW -... -- .--
LAKE KEOWEE221/35.340804WLQK .-.. --.- -.-
WASHINGTON/WILKES COUNTY338/37.443503WIIY .. .. -.--
FLOWERY BRANCH081/39.336503WFKV ..-. -.- ...-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 15.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 34-20.294337N34-20.547428N
Longitude: 083-08.321550W083-07.375757W
Elevation: 828.5 ft.889.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 31 ft. trees, 634 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear51 ft. trees, 1883 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY
PO BOX 655
ROYSTON, GA 30662
Phone 706-384-2483
Manager: HARRIS LITTLE
PO BOX 655
ROYSTON, GA 30662
Phone 706-491-8790
ARPT PHONE 706-245-1002.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 27
Single engine airplanes: 25
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 115/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 29 February 2008

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 between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (88KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTOC - Toccoa RG Letourneau Field Airport (17 nm NW)
27A - Elbert County Airport-Patz Field (21 nm SE)
KAND - Anderson Regional Airport (23 nm NE)
KAJR - Habersham County Airport (23 nm NW)
KCEU - Oconee County Regional Airport (23 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5911:59
Sunrise07:2512:25
Sunset18:0923:09
Evening civil twilight18:3523:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 19:57:44
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 14:57:44
 
METAR
KAND 
23nm NE 
091856Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM -RA OVC016 09/04 A2981 RMK AO2 RAB17E26B55 SLP096 P0000 T00890039
KCEU 
23nm NE 
091954Z AUTO 35003KT 6SM -RA OVC015 08/04 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 P0001 T00780039
KAHN 
25nm SW 
091951Z VRB03KT 6SM -RA BR OVC007 09/07 A2978 RMK AO2 RAE10B43 SLP086 P0000 T00890072
KWDR 
34nm SW 
091940Z AUTO 30005KT 1 1/2SM OVC005 08/08 A2984 RMK AO1
KGVL 
35nm W 
091953Z AUTO 34004KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005 06/04 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP094 P0010 T00560044
K3J7 
45nm S 
091941Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM SCT011 BKN047 OVC060 11/08 A2974 RMK AO2
KGYH 
45nm NE 
091847Z 00000KT 10SM BKN017 10/07 A2982
TAF
KAND 
23nm NE 
091752Z 0918/1018 12010KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 TEMPO 0918/0921 3SM -SHRA BR BKN009 FM092100 23006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 FM100100 26010KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC012 FM100300 26012G20KT P6SM SCT030 FM101500 27020G30KT P6SM SCT050
KAHN 
25nm SW 
091734Z 0918/1018 12010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC012 TEMPO 0918/0920 2SM RA BR OVC005 FM092000 27012G20KT 4SM -DZ BR BKN008 OVC015 FM100100 26015G25KT P6SM OVC020 FM100900 25015G25KT P6SM SCT020 FM101300 27015G28KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Franklin-Hart Airport Authority 706-245-1002
706-245-7555
[web site]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

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Chevron
100LL Jet A
SS $3.84 $3.20 
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Hotels near Franklin County Airport

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RAMADA LIMITED ROYSTON 4.2 59

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Hotels in other cities near Franklin County Airport

1 in Royston
4 in Lavonia
1 in Hartwell
 

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