FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4A7 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-23-20.8000N / 084-19-56.5000W 33-23.346667N / 084-19.941667W 33.3891111 / -84.3323611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 874 ft. / 266.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of HAMPTON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30228 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24, PAPI RYS 06 & 24 AND REIL RY 06 - CTAF. MIRL OPER DUSK-DAWN ONLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, ACFT PARKING FEE RQRD ON MAJOR RACE DAYS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.825 (770-707-1719) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 128.575 |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 128.575 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.575 |
| CLASS B: | 128.575(E V97) (S V18) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 6A2 (10 nm S): | 119.750 (770-227-3934) |
| WX ASOS at FFC (12 nm W): | 118.525 (770-487-1610) |
| WX ASOS at ATL (16 nm N): | PHONE 404-762-1121 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ATLr160/15.3 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| PDKr185/29.2 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PECAT | | 057/9.4 | | 316 | | 02W | | FF | ..-. ..-. |
| GRIFFIN | | 341/13.4 | | 412 | | 04W | | JHH | .--- .... .... |
| COWETA COUNTY | | 070/20.7 | | 234 | | 03W | | EQQ | . --.- --.- |
| ALCOVY | | 245/31.1 | | 370 | | 03W | | VOF | ...- --- ..-. |
| MONROE | | 238/36.8 | | 392 | | 03W | | JNM | .--- -. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FUEL 24 HR SELF-SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. FUEL CALL OUT AVBL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4503 x 75 ft. / 1373 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 33-23.130332N | | 33-23.562095N |
| Longitude: | 084-20.302147W | | 084-19.582122W |
| Elevation: | 851.9 ft. | | 873.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | 0.5% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 054 true | | 237 magnetic, 234 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 61 ft. trees, 1420 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CLAYTON CO. 112 SMITH STREET - ADMIN BLDG JONESBORO, GA 30236 Phone 770-946-3153 |
| Manager: | MAUREEN STUBBS 474 SPEEDWAY BLVD HAMPTON, GA 30228 Phone 770-946-3153 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 279 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 177 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 76 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 15 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 114/day * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 48% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 02 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACROBATIC TRNG & DMSTN AREA SW OF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
| - | AIRCRAFT OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE. |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (336KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (221KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (50KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (10 nm S)
KFFC - Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (12 nm W)
KATL - Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport (16 nm N)
KCCO - Newnan Coweta County Airport (22 nm W)
KFTY - Fulton County Airport-Brown Field (25 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gary Chambers
Photo taken 15-Sep-2006
Tara Field is tight by the Atlanta Motor Speedway
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 13:26:47 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Aug-2008 09:26:47 |
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| METAR |
KFFC 12nm W | 301253Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02170194
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KATL 16nm N | 301252Z 08004KT 9SM FEW250 25/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02500194
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KCCO 22nm W | 301320Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/22 A3003 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KATL 16nm N | 301137Z 301212 04003KT P6SM SKC FM1400 09005KT P6SM SKC FM1800 09007KT P6SM SCT050 FM0000 10006KT P6SM SCT070 FM0600 08005KT P6SM FEW080
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| NOTAMs |
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