FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ACJ |
| Lat/Long: | 32-06-38.8770N / 084-11-19.8530W
32-06.647950N / 084-11.330883W
32.1107992 / -84.1888481
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 468 ft. / 142.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of AMERICUS, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 31709 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2200, TO INCR INTST - CTAF. AFT 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. ACTVT MALSF RY 23 AND PAPI RYS 05 AND 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.375 (229-928-0934) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 126.55 7000 & ABV |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 126.55 7000 & ABV |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.95 |
| APP/P DEP/P: | 125.5(BLO 7000) |
- ATLANTA LARGE TRACON IS PROVIDING PART-TIME APCH/DEP SVC 0615-0000; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0000-0615 ON FREQS 123.95/269.3 & CLNC DLVY ON FREQ 123.95 (MACON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PZDr013/27.8 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| VNAr259/35.7 | | VIENNA VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LINDBERGH | | 230/5.6 | | 242 | | 03W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
| MONTEZUMA | | 215/17.9 | | 426 | | 04W | | IZS | .. --.. ... |
| CONEY | | 294/18.0 | | 400 | | 02W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
| BAY CREEK | | 229/29.9 | | 350 | | 03W | | BEP | -... . .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 6021 x 100 ft. / 1835 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | RY 23 SLOPE 0.08% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 32-06.262600N | | 32-06.954400N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.730667W | | 084-10.893700W |
| Elevation: | 467.9 ft. | | 458.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 046 true | | 229 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/GS |
| Obstructions: | 58 ft. trees, 1070 ft. from runway, 675 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
12 FT TREES AND BRUSH 441 FT RIGHT AT THLD. | | trees
10 FT BRUSH 174 FT RIGHT AT THLD. |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3787 x 75 ft. / 1154 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 32-06.715467N | | 32-06.705700N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.727500W | | 084-10.993700W |
| Elevation: | 464.9 ft. | | 458.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 091 true | | 274 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 58 ft. trees, 1476 ft. from runway, 200 ft. both sides of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
+10 FT BRUSH AND TREES 140 FT FM RY END, 65 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF AMERICUS
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 944
AMERICUS, GA 31709
Phone 229-924-3090
AND SUMTER COUNTY. |
| Manager: | BROWN HODGES ARPT COMM
P.O. BOX 988
AMERICUS, GA 31709
Phone 229-924-2944
FBO, SOUTHER FIELD AVIATION INC - TEL 229-924-2813. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 111/week * | | 72% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 September 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/NDB RWY 23 | |
download (237KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (65KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7A9 - Peterson Field Airport (9 nm W)
53A - Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (15 nm NE)
KCKF - Crisp County-Cordele Airport (22 nm E)
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of www.AceAerialPhoto.US
Joe Mazzone - Auburn, AL
Photo taken 12-Oct-2007
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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 04-Dec-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 17:31 | | 22:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Dec-2009 00:52:26 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Dec-2009 19:52:26 |
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| METAR |
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KABY
35nm S | 042353Z 09003KT 7SM CLR 07/05 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 60000 T00720050 10078 20067 56016
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KLSF
43nm W | 042355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00520041 10085 20052 55010 $
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KWRB
43nm NE | 050028Z 00000KT 10SM OVC030 08/07 A3003 RMK AO2A PRESFR SLP171
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KMCN
44nm NE | 050025Z 10003KT 10SM BKN021 OVC095 08/06 A3003 RMK AO2
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KCSG
46nm NW | 042351Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00670033 10083 20061 55006
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KEUF
49nm W | 042358Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 06/04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 6//// T00610044 10083 20056 58008 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KABY
35nm S | 042341Z 0500/0524 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN100 OVC250 FM050600 36004KT 5SM -RA BR BKN030 TEMPO 0508/0512 3SM -RA BR SCT005 BKN010 OVC100 FM051200 33010KT 5SM -RA BR SCT010 BKN020 BKN100 FM051800 31012G19KT P6SM BKN030 FM052100 31010KT P6SM FEW030
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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