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49A

Gilmer County Airport
Ellijay, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	49A
Lat/Long:	34-37-41.5000N 084-31-35.6000W 34-37.691667N 084-31.593333W 34.6281944,-84.5265556 (estimated)
Elevation:	1485.5 ft. / 453 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (2020)
From city:	4 miles S of ELLIJAY, GA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	30540

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-SAT 0900 - 1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT RWY 03/21 MIRL - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX AWOS-3:	118.075 (706 276-4513)
WX AWOS-AV at JZP (11 nm S):	120.025 (706-253-9008)
WX AWOS-3PT at DNN (18 nm W):	127.65 (706-278-7010)
WX AWOS-3PT at CNI (20 nm S):	119.825 (678-454-2065)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG) ON FREQS 133.1/342.425

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

3507 x 75 ft. / 1069 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	41.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Latitude:

34-37.437185N

34-37.946385N

Longitude:

084-31.758510W

084-31.427385W

Elevation:

1457.7 ft.

1485.5 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

41 ft. trees, 282 ft. from runway, 239 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear

56 ft. trees, 704 ft. from runway, 201 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	GILMER COUNTY 1 BROAD STREET, SUITE 106 ELLIJAY, GA 30540 Phone 706-635-4361
Manager:	JIM SMITH 455 SUNLIGHT ROAD ELLIJAY, GA 30540 Phone 706-889-2108

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
-	RWY IS USED TO BACK TAXI, ACFT MUST CLEAR THE RWY TO TWY BEFORE ADDNL ACFT CAN LAND.
-	WILDLIFE IN AND AROUND THE ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 CHANGED		download (192KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 CHANGED		download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (67KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (394KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJZP - Pickens County Airport (11 nm S)
KDNN - Dalton Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KCNI - Cherokee County Regional Airport (20 nm S)
KCZL - Tom B David Field Airport (23 nm SW)
1A3 - Martin Campbell Field Airport (25 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:42	11:42
Sunrise	07:07	12:07
Sunset	18:34	23:34
Evening civil twilight	18:59	23:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Mar-2026 01:12:10
Local (UTC-5)	02-Mar-2026 20:12:10

METAR

K49A	030055Z AUTO 11008G15KT 10SM OVC100 13/06 A3028 RMK AO2
KCNI 20nm S	030050Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM BKN120 12/05 A3032 RMK AO2 T01170048

TAF

KRYY 37nm S	021737Z 0218/0318 11008KT P6SM BKN120 FM030800 10009KT P6SM BKN025 FM031000 10009KT P6SM BKN015 FM031400 11009KT P6SM BKN008
KCHA 41nm NW	021720Z 0218/0318 17009KT P6SM BKN100 FM030600 18007KT P6SM OVC035 FM031000 18007KT P6SM OVC025
KMGE 43nm S	022200Z 0222/0404 08009KT 9999 FEW120 SCT200 QNH3020INS BECMG 0304/0305 09005KT 9999 OVC025 QNH3027INS BECMG 0309/0310 10005KT 6000 BR OVC010 QNH3028INS BECMG 0312/0312 11005KT 4800 BR OVC007 QNH3032INS BECMG 0318/0319 14009KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3025INS TX18/0222Z TN10/0312Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0304 NEXT 0312
KPDK 46nm S	021945Z 0220/0318 05008KT P6SM BKN100 FM030600 09008KT P6SM BKN030 FM030900 09007KT P6SM BKN018 FM031200 09008KT P6SM OVC012 FM031400 09007KT P6SM BKN006

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Gilmer County Airport

706-635-8500

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	100LL
SS		$5.10
Updated 19-Feb-2026

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