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18A Franklin County Airport
Canon, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 COUNTY046/33.340403WBMW -... -- .--
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (236KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (224KB)
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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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 18A (Franklin County Airport)
Photo by Gary M. Plewa
Photo taken 30-Sep-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3411:34
Sunrise07:0012:00
Sunset17:3322:33
Evening civil twilight17:5922:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 05:39:15
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 00:39:15
 
METAR
KAND 
23nm NE 
080456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP242 T00780061 401940022
KCEU 
23nm NE 
080454Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP241 T01170067 402000044 $
KAHN 
25nm SW 
080451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01000067 402060022
KWDR 
34nm SW 
080500Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3028 RMK AO1
KGVL 
35nm W 
080453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01000061 402000044
K3J7 
45nm S 
080520Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3022 RMK AO2
KGYH 
45nm NE 
080515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A3025 RMK AO2
TAF
KAND 
23nm NE 
072324Z 0800/0824 00000KT P6SM SKC FM081600 18003KT P6SM FEW250
KAHN 
25nm SW 
072328Z 0800/0824 00000KT P6SM SKC FM080700 00000KT 6SM BR SKC TEMPO 0809/0813 4SM BR FM081500 VRB04KT 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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100LL 
$3.84 
Jet A 
$3.20 
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Hotels near Franklin County Airport

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RAMADA LIMITED ROYSTON 4.2 59

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Franklin County Airport

1 in Royston
4 in Lavonia
1 in Hartwell
 

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