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47A Cherokee County Airport
Canton, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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

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.
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 good conditionnonprecision, in good 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 & BRUSH 105 FT LEFT AT THRESHOLD.
38 ft. trees, 618 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
12:1 APPROACH SLOPE TO DISPLACED THLD, TREES 144 FEET OUT & 220 FEET RIGHT.

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: 84
Single engine airplanes: 68
Multi engine airplanes: 12
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 49/day *
56% local general aviation
44% 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (222KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (200KB)
NDB RWY 04   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 (24 nm S)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (27 nm S)
 
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Area around 47A (Cherokee County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 47A (Cherokee County Airport)
Photo by Tony and Jeff Simica
Photo taken 26-Jul-2009
from 2500 feet MSL.

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Sectional chart
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From to 47A

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3911:39
Sunrise07:0512:05
Sunset17:3822:38
Evening civil twilight18:0423:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 04:25:26
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 23:25:26
 
METAR
K47A 090400Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A3032 RMK AO2 T01350015
KRYY 
20nm SW 
090355Z 05004KT 10SM SKC 12/08 A3031
TAF
KRYY 
20nm SW 
082333Z 0900/0924 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM090600 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM091300 06008KT P6SM SCT120 OVC250 FM091800 06010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM092300 06013KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080 AMD NOT SKED 0900/0912
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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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100LL Jet A
FS $4.60 $3.65 
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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

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are 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.  
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AirNav users who flew into 47A have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN - CANTON 4.3 51-52
 

Other hotels near Cherokee County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOMESTEAD INN 4.2 39-46
BEST WESTERN MOUNTAIN VILLA INN & SUITES 4.7 59-80
HAMPTON INN ATLANTA CANTON 4.7 
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES CANTON 4.7 90-110
DAYS INN - CANTON 5.8 45-46

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

7 in Canton
3 in Jasper
4 in Woodstock
4 in Cumming
27 in Alpharetta
3 in Dawsonville
 

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