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73GA Ruffwood Heliport
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 73GA
Lat/Long: 33-52-57.0000N 084-26-09.0000W
33-52.950000N 084-26.150000W
33.8825000,-84.4358333
(estimated)
Elevation: 780 ft. / 238 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 7 miles N of ATLANTA, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30327

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1991
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at PDK (7 nm E): 128.4 (770-457-1691)
WX ASOS at FTY (7 nm SW): PHONE 404-696-5660
WX AWOS-3PT at RYY (11 nm NW): PHONE 770-425-3406
WX ASOS at ATL (15 nm S): PHONE 404-559-5166

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RMGr115/37.9ROME VORTAC115.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PECAT009/35.031605WFFC ..-. ..-. -.-.
CARROLLTON065/39.627804WGPQ --. .--. --.-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 75 ft. / 12 x 23 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 33-52.950000N
Longitude: 084-26.150000W
Elevation: 780.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RUFFWOOD INC.
1425 NORTH HARRIS RIDGE
ATLANTA, GA 30327
Phone 404-266-3972
Manager: JOHN WOODRUFF
1425 NORTH HARRIS RIDGE
ATLANTA, GA 30327
Phone 404-266-3972

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 73GA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMGE - Dobbins ARB Airport (4 nm NW)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (7 nm E)
KFTY - Fulton County Executive Airport/Charlie Brown Field (7 nm SW)
KRYY - Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field (11 nm NW)
KATL - Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International Airport (15 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5611:56
Sunrise07:2112:21
Sunset18:2223:22
Evening civil twilight18:4823:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Feb-2026 22:49:41
Local (UTC-5)  17-Feb-2026 17:49:41
 
METAR
KMGE 
5nm NW 		172155Z 20009KT 10SM BKN200 BKN250 20/07 A3007 RMK AO2A SLP184 T02040074 $
KPDK 
7nm E 		172153Z 20009KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02060072
KFTY 
7nm SW 		172153Z 17008KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02000072
KRYY 
11nm NW 		172150Z 18007KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP928 T02000078 $
KATL 
15nm S 		172152Z 17009KT 10SM BKN180 BKN250 20/08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02000078 $
TAF
KMGE 
5nm NW 		172209Z 1722/1904 19009KT 9999 BKN200 BKN250 QNH3005INS BECMG 1805/1806 VRB05KT 9999 BKN025 BKN100 OVC200 QNH3002INS BECMG 1809/1810 VRB05KT 8000 BR OVC010 QNH3000INS BECMG 1816/1817 21010G15KT 9999 NSW BKN020 BKN200 BKN250 QNH2995INS BECMG 1823/1824 VRB05KT 9999 FEW050 SCT150 BKN200 BKN250 QNH2994INS TX21/1819Z TN09/1812Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1804 NEXT 1812
KPDK 
7nm E 		171736Z 1718/1818 17006KT P6SM FEW250 FM180600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 FM181100 22004KT 4SM BR BKN009 FM181500 23008KT P6SM BKN015
KFTY 
7nm SW 		171736Z 1718/1818 18006KT P6SM FEW250 FM180700 20005KT P6SM BKN080 FM181100 22005KT 4SM BR BKN010 BKN025 FM181500 22007KT P6SM BKN015
KRYY 
11nm NW 		171736Z 1718/1818 17006KT P6SM FEW250 FM180300 17005KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM181100 21005KT P6SM BKN010 BKN025 FM181700 23009KT P6SM OVC015
KATL 
15nm S 		172146Z 1722/1824 17007KT P6SM BKN250 FM180600 19005KT P6SM BKN030 BKN080 FM181000 22006KT 3SM BR BKN009 BKN030 FM181400 23010G20KT P6SM BKN015 FM182300 22006KT P6SM BKN030
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