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1A5 Macon County Airport
Franklin, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 1A5
Lat/Long: 35-13-21.4150N / 083-25-08.6250W
35-13.356917N / 083-25.143750W
35.2226153 / -83.4190625
(estimated)
Elevation: 2020 ft. / 616 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (2010)
From city: 3 miles NW of FRANKLIN, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 28734

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 2800 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 07/25 ON DUSK - DAWN TO INCR INTS - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN LCTD 3/4 MILE SE OF ARPT.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 118.225 (828-349-3156)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/307.9 (MT. OGELTHROPE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HRSr055/29.6HARRIS VORTAC109.8000E
ODFr349/32.2FOOTHILLS VORTAC113.4000E
SOTr212/38.5SNOWBIRD VORTAC108.8004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TOMOTLA077/27.133501WTTQ - - --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4400 x 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
RY 07/25 HAS SEVERE CRACKS AND VEGETATION THROUGH THE CRACKS AND JOINTS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 35-13.224333N35-13.489500N
Longitude: 083-25.555167W083-24.732333W
Elevation: 2020.2 ft.2009.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 074 magnetic, 069 true254 magnetic, 249 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Obstructions: 72 ft. trees, 2015 ft. from runway, 67 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear7 ft. brush, 206 ft. from runway, 44 ft. left of centerline
5 FT FENCE 162 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 77 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MACON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
MACON CO COURTHOUSE, 5 W. MAIN ST
FRANKLIN, NC 28734
Phone 828-524-5529
Manager: NEIL HOPPE
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734-1513
Phone 828-524-5529

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 29
Single engine airplanes: 24
Multi engine airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
44% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
6% military
6% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 08 September 2008

Additional Remarks

RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.
RY 25 HAS A 15 FT DROP OFF 350 FT FM THLD L & R.
ARPT PHONE 828-524-5529.

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) -A   download (465KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (71KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRHP - Western Carolina Regional Airport (22 nm W)
KTOC - Toccoa RG Letourneau Field Airport (38 nm S)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (38 nm N)
KCEU - Oconee County Regional Airport (42 nm SE)
KLQK - Pickens County Airport (43 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 1A5 (Macon County Airport)
Photo by Max Grogan
Photo taken 27-Oct-2006

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From to 1A5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4911:49
Sunrise07:1612:16
Sunset17:2322:23
Evening civil twilight17:5122:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Nov-2009 09:51:08
Local (UTC-5)  22-Nov-2009 04:51:08
 
METAR
K1A5 220940Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 03/02 A3015 RMK AO2 T00300020
TAF
KTYS 
45nm NW 
220528Z 2206/2306 03003KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM221500 04007KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM221900 04006KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 OVC080 FM230000 03004KT 6SM -RA BR SCT020 OVC035
KAVL 
45nm E 
220758Z 2208/2306 18003KT 6SM BR SCT200 TEMPO 2208/2212 00000KT 5SM BR SKC FM221300 16006KT P6SM SCT060 OVC100 FM221900 36008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 FM230100 35006KT P6SM -RA BKN020 OVC035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Franklin Aviation 828-524-5529
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100LL Jet A
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Macon County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Macon County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 1A5 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN FRANKLIN NC 3.7 50-67
COMFORT INN FRANKLIN 4.4 90-91
 

Other hotels near Macon County Airport

Miles Price ($)
CAROLINA MOTEL 5.9 60-150

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 Macon County Airport

3 in Franklin
3 in Bryson City
1 in Whittier
3 in Dillard, GA
16 in Cherokee
 

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