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47A Cherokee County Airport
Canton, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 47A
Lat/Long: 34-18-38.1258N / 084-25-26.0790W
34-18.635430N / 084-25.434650W
34.3105905 / -84.4239108
(estimated)
Elevation: 1219 ft. / 371.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (2000)
From city: 6 miles NE of CANTON, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 30107

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 AND PAPI RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 119.825 (770-704-6235)
ATLANTA APPROACH: 121.0 [0645-2300]
ATLANTA DEPARTURE: 121.0 [0645-2300]
WX AWOS-A at JZP (9 nm N): 285
WX AWOS-3 at RYY (20 nm SW): PHONE 770-425-3406

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PDKr349/26.8PEACHTREE VOR/DME116.6002W
RMGr075/35.6ROME VORTAC115.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHERO046/4.741504WDJD -.. .--- -..
PICKENS COUNTY172/8.928504WJZP .--- --.. .--.
CARTERSVILLE076/21.830804WEVZ . ...- --..
CALHOUN104/25.532302WOUK --- ..- -.-
FLOWERY BRANCH287/26.536503WFKV ..-. -.- ...-
FLOYD091/36.738802WOYD --- -.-- -..
WHITFIELD141/38.640003WUWI ..- .-- ..

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 3414 x 75 ft. / 1041 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
RY MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 34-18.425767N34-18.845093N
Longitude: 084-25.660738W084-25.208562W
Elevation: 1205.3 ft.1215.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 046 magnetic, 042 true226 magnetic, 222 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (2.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (2.50 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none
+6 FT TREES AND BRUSH 81 FT LEFT OF THLD AND 99 FT RIGHT OF THLD OUT TO 260 FT.
20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 93 ft. right of centerline
+8 FT TREES AND BRUSH FM 105-175 FT RIGHT OF THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CHEROKEE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTH.
PO BOX 5052
CANTON, GA 30114
Phone 770-479-1808
Manager: JIMMY GARLAND, FBO
S&S AVIATION 1800 AIRPORT DRIVE
BALLGROUND, GA 30107
Phone 770-479-6389

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 104
Single engine airplanes: 83
Multi engine airplanes: 17
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 52/day *
58% local general aviation
42% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 03 August 2007

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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (221KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (200KB)
NDB RWY 04   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (72KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJZP - Pickens County Airport (9 nm N)
KRYY - Cobb County Airport-Mc Collum Field (20 nm SW)
KVPC - Cartersville Airport (24 nm SW)
KMGE - Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Atlanta Naval Air Station) (24 nm S)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (27 nm S)
 
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From to 47A

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Aug-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4510:45
Sunrise07:1111:11
Sunset20:0600:06
Evening civil twilight20:3200:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Aug-2008 18:53:21
Local (UTC-4)  29-Aug-2008 14:53:21
 
METAR
K47A 291842Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 31/11 A2998 RMK AO2
KRYY 
20nm SW 
291745Z 34005KT 10SM FEW150 31/14 A2997
TAF
KRYY 
20nm SW 
291732Z 291818 07006KT P6SM SCT060 FM0000 33006KT P6SM SCT070 FM0600 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW070 FM1300 08005KT P6SM SCT070 AMD NOT SKED 04Z-12Z
KMGE 
24nm S 
291313 01005KT 9000 BR FEW120 QNH2992INS BECMG 1415 36006KT 9999 NSW FEW060 QNH2993INS BECMG 1011 VRB04KT 9000 BR SCT130 QNH2990INS T31/20Z T20/10Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
S&S Aviation 770-479-6389
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$5.80 
Jet A 
$5.70 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
 Superior Flight School
770-704-9931
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft rental, Pilot supplies, Flying club, Computerized weather, Internet access, Restrooms
 
Cessna Pilot Center  
 
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Vintage Flights 404-791-9603
[web site]
[email]
Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Cherokee County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Cherokee County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
770-479-7300
[web site]
[email]
[Reservations]
Lodging

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AirNav users who flew into 47A have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN - CANTON 4.3 63-73
 

Other hotels near Cherokee County Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN MOUNTAIN VILLA INN & SUITES 4.7 87-107
DAYS INN CANTON 5.8 49-60

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 Cherokee County Airport

3 in Canton
1 in Big Canoe
2 in Jasper
3 in Woodstock
3 in Cumming
26 in Alpharetta
3 in Dawsonville
 

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