AirNav: 9A1 - Covington Municipal Airport

9A1

Covington Municipal Airport
Covington, Georgia, USA

GOING TO COVINGTON?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	9A1
Lat/Long:	33-37-56.3300N / 083-50-50.7700W 33-37.938833N / 083-50.846167W 33.6323139 / -83.8474361 (estimated)
Elevation:	809 ft. / 246.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	3 miles N of COVINGTON, GA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	30054

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1961
Sectional chart:	ATLANTA
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0815-1815, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX AWOS-A:	370
ATLANTA APPROACH:	128.575
ATLANTA DEPARTURE:	128.575
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	119.875
WX AWOS-A at D73 (12 nm NE):	392

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PDKr125/26.8	PEACHTREE VOR/DME	116.60	02W
ATLr090/29.4	ATLANTA VORTAC	116.90	00W
AHNr234/32.2	ATHENS VORTAC	109.60	00E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
ALCOVY	276/3.3	370	03W	VOF	...- --- ..-.
MONROE	227/8.7	392	03W	JNM	.--- -. --
BARROW COUNTY	218/22.3	404	03W	BMW	-... -- .--
COMMERCE	215/30.5	244	03W	DDA	-.. -.. .-
GRIFFIN	039/32.9	412	04W	JHH	.--- .... ....
FLOWERY BRANCH	178/34.4	365	03W	FKV	..-. -.- ...-
BULLDOG	242/36.7	221	03W	BJT	-... .--- -

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:

5500 x 75 ft. / 1676 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

30.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

RUNWAY END NUMBERS FADED
RWY END NUMBERS FADED

RUNWAY 10

RUNWAY 28

Latitude:

33-37.981977N

33-37.895595N

Longitude:

083-51.385867W

083-50.306597W

Elevation:

795.0 ft.

808.8 ft.

Gradient:

0.5%

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

097 magnetic, 095 true

277 magnetic, 275 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

58 ft. trees, 1070 ft. from runway, 360 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

65 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF COVINGTON CITY HALL, PO BOX 1527 COVINGTON, GA 30209 Phone 770-385-2000
Manager:	STEVE HORTON, CITY MGR CITYHALL, PO BOX 1527 COVINGTON, GA 30209 Phone 770-385-2000 ARPT PHONE 770-787-0098.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		76
Single engine airplanes:		60
Multi engine airplanes:		14
Jet airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 79/day *
52%	local general aviation
48%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 April 2007

Additional Remarks

-	DEER AND MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	AVOID OVERFLYING POPULATED AREA SW OF ARPT BLO 1500 FT AGL.
-	NO 180 DEGREE TURNS ON ASPH FOR ACFT OVER 12500 LBS GWT.

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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 28		download (173KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 10		download (204KB)
NDB RWY 28		download (199KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply		download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

D73 - Monroe-Walton County Airport (12 nm NE)
52A - Madison Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KLZU - Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (22 nm N)
KWDR - Winder-Barrow Airport (23 nm NE)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (27 nm NW)

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Area around 9A1 (Covington Municipal Airport)

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Jul-2008

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:04	10:04
Sunrise	06:33	10:33
Sunset	20:48	00:48
Evening civil twilight	21:17	01:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Jul-2008 22:23:29
Local (UTC-4)	06-Jul-2008 18:23:29

METAR

KLZU 22nm N	062050Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 28/18 A3006
KWDR 23nm NE	062200Z AUTO 10SM CLR 24/21 A3007 RMK AO1
KPDK 27nm NW	062153Z 16007KT 9SM CLR 25/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02500183
KATL 30nm W	062152Z 15011KT 10SM SCT250 26/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02560200
KAHN 32nm NE	062151Z VRB04KT 7SM CLR 23/21 A3004 RMK AO2 TSE2058RAE05 SLP167 P0000 T02330211
KFTY 35nm W	062153Z 14008KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02720206
K3J7 35nm E	062200Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA SCT015 SCT043 BKN060 22/20 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU S
KMGE 37nm NW	062155Z 14011KT 7SM SCT060 SCT100 BKN250 28/20 A3003 RMK AO2A SLP159 $
KGVL 38nm N	062153Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 28/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02780178
KFFC 40nm SW	062153Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM FEW100 26/20 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP169 T02610200

TAF

KPDK 27nm NW	061725Z 061818 23005KT 2SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM1900 23005KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB OVC050 TEMPO 1923 VRB15G30KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM0300 00000KT P6SM SCT070 BKN200 TEMPO 0912 5SM BR FM1300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
KATL 30nm W	061725Z 061818 24007KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN120 TEMPO 1822 VRB15G30KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM0300 22003KT P6SM SCT070 BKN200 TEMPO 0912 6SM BR FM1300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
KAHN 32nm NE	061725Z 061818 VRB03KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN150 TEMPO 1822 VRB15G30KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM0300 00000KT P6SM SCT070 BKN200 FM0600 00000KT 6SM BR SCT250 FM1000 00000KT 2SM BR SCT002 FM1400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Dixie Jet Service

770-787-0098
678-471-6395
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

More info about Dixie Jet Service

Shell

FS
SS

100LL
$6.45
$6.15

Jet A
$6.39
$6.09

GUARANTEED

	MEMBERS ONLY Discounts

6 read

write

FS=Full service
SS=Self service

Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

Oconee Air Service Catering

706-453-7008
706-347-0903
[web site]
[email]

Catering

More info about Oconee Air Service Catering

40 miles

write

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Covington Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Covington Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Covington Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
QUALITY INN COVINGTON		1.0	63-70
CORNERSTONE LODGE OF COVINGTON		1.0
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN		1.1	47-55
DAYS INN COVINGTON		1.1	60-65
SUPER 8 COVINGTON GA		1.1	53-58
BAYMONT INN & SUITES COVINGTON		1.1	65-75

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 Covington Municipal Airport

6 in	Covington
9 in	Conyers
6 in	Lithonia
2 in	Snellville

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