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4GA5

Peterson Field Airport
Plains, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	4GA5
Lat/Long:	32-05-19.1820N 084-22-21.0360W 32-05.319700N 084-22.350600W 32.0886617,-84.3725100 (estimated)
Elevation:	526 ft. / 160.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of PLAINS, GA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	31780

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0900-1800
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	FOR LIRL RWY 18/36 CALL 229-938-6519 / 229-938-7855.

Airport Communications

ATLANTA APPROACH:	125.5
ATLANTA DEPARTURE:	125.5
WX AWOS-3 at ACJ (9 nm E):	128.375 (770-847-7993)

ATLANTA LARGE TRACON PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0615-2300 ON FREQ 125.5; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 2300-0615 ON FREQS 134.5 (MACON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PZDr353/26.3	PECAN VOR/DME	116.10	02W
LSFr120/34.7	LAWSON VOR/DME	111.40	05W
EUFr076/39.4	EUFAULA VOR/DME	109.20	02E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
LINDBERGH		253/14.4		242		04W		LKG	.-.. -.- --.
CONEY		288/26.5		400		06W		OHY	--- .... -.--

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3255 x 230 ft. / 992 x 70 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity RWY 18/36 SOUTH 1080' UNLGTD
Runway edge markings:	THLD MKD BY YELLOW TIRES.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	32-05.588067N	32-05.051333N
Longitude:	084-22.344717W	084-22.356467W
Elevation:	525.0 ft.	524.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	183 magnetic, 181 true	003 magnetic, 001 true
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	25 ft. trees, 192 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear	13 ft. road, 39 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	G. THOMAS PETERSON 1032 YOUNGS MILL RD PLAINS, GA 31780 Phone (229) 938-6519
Manager:	G. THOMAS PETERSON 1032 YOUNGS MILL RD PLAINS, GA 31780 Phone 229-938-7855 OWNER LIVES ON ARPT.

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6132, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4GA5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KACJ - Jimmy Carter Regional Airport (9 nm E)
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
53A - Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (23 nm NE)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
KCKF - Crisp County-Cordele Airport (31 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:42	10:42
Sunrise	07:07	11:07
Sunset	20:07	00:07
Evening civil twilight	20:32	00:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Apr-2026 18:24:36
Local (UTC-4)	17-Apr-2026 14:24:36

METAR

KACJ
9nm E

171755Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM SCT060 30/13 A3002 RMK AO2 T02970135 10300 20164 58014

TAF

KABY 34nm S	171739Z 1718/1818 25005KT P6SM FEW050 FM180900 VRB02KT 5SM BR SCT020 TEMPO 1809/1813 3SM BR SCT008 FM181500 22009KT P6SM SCT050
KLSF 35nm NW	171300Z 1713/1819 VRB06KT FEW050 SCT250 QNH2992INS BECMG 1807/1808 15002KT 4800 BR SKC QNH2995INS TEMPO 1808/1811 1600 BR BECMG 1814/1815 21007KT 9999 NSW FEW250 QNH3000INS BECMG 1817/1818 22010G18KT 9999 SCT050 BKN250 QNH2995INS TX32/1721Z TN15/1809Z2995
KCSG 39nm NW	171734Z 1718/1818 30005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM180200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM181600 23005KT P6SM FEW050

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