FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ABY |
| Lat/Long: | 31-32-07.8540N / 084-11-40.1040W 31-32.130900N / 084-11.668400W 31.5355150 / -84.1944733 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 197 ft. / 60.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ALBANY, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31707 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ABY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-0000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 997 ft. MSL TPA 1000' MSL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22, MIRL RY 16/34 & MALSR RY 04 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR CALL AMGR 229-430-5175. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.25 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 133.05 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 229-434-7494 |
| ALBANY GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0630-2230 MON-FRI, 0800-2000 SAT & SUN.] |
| ALBANY TOWER: | 120.25 336.4 [0630-2230 MON-FRI, 0800-2000 SAT & SUN.] |
| WX AWOS-A at CXU (19 nm S): | 369 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 125.75/226.8 (ALBANY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PZDr147/8.8 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| MGRr326/33.8 | | MOULTRIE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02W |
| IFMr281/(36.7) | | TIFT MYERS VOR | | 112.50 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PUTNY | | 043/6.3 | | 227 | | 02W | | AB | .- -... |
| CAMILLA | | 008/19.4 | | 369 | | 02W | | CXU | -.-. -..- ..- |
| BLAAK | | 084/32.3 | | 344 | | 03W | | IWJ | .. .-- .--- |
| CONEY | | 213/32.5 | | 400 | | 02W | | OHY | --- .... -.-- |
| WILLIS | | 028/37.8 | | 359 | | 01W | | LYZ | .-.. -.-- --.. |
| LINDBERGH | | 190/38.6 | | 242 | | 03W | | LKG | .-.. -.- --. |
| CAIDY | | 358/38.9 | | 338 | | 01W | | CYR | -.-. -.-- .-. |
| PATTEN | | 333/39.5 | | 245 | | 02W | | GTP | --. - .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL AFTER HOURS CALL 229-434-8787. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 6601 x 150 ft. / 2012 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 135.0 | | Double tandem: | 230.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 31-31.775943N | | 31-32.583748N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.983480W | | 084-11.131125W |
| Elevation: | 195.7 ft. | | 188.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 042 true | | 224 magnetic, 222 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 79 ft. trees, 3175 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. ant, 2800 ft. from runway, 800 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5219 x 150 ft. / 1591 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 31-32.477822N | | 31-31.659933N |
| Longitude: | 084-11.967272W | | 084-11.653623W |
| Elevation: | 194.1 ft. | | 195.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 162 true | | 344 magnetic, 342 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 482 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALBANY 3905 NEWTON ROAD, SUITE 100 ALBANY, GA 31701-7356 Phone 229-430-5175 ARPT OPERATED BY ALBANY-DOUGHERTY CO AVIATION COMMISSION. |
| Manager: | YVETTE AEHLE 3905 NEWTON ROAD, SUITE 100 ALBANY, GA 31707 Phone 229-430-5175 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 43 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 289/day * | | 40% | air taxi | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 25% | commercial | | 9% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 27 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYNG ACFT 3 MILES SOUTHEAST. |
| - | ACFT BYD 3 NM AND BLO 2000 FT ON APCH TO RY 16 BRG 325-040 FROM ARPT NOT VISIBLE FM ATCT DUE TO TREES. |
| - | NUMEROUS BIRDS ON & WITHIN 5 NM OF ARPT SEP-FEB. |
| - | TWY H SOUTH OF CARGO RAMP OTS INDEFLY. |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (275KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (290KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (233KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 22 | |
download (268KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 16 | |
download (293KB) |
| NDB RWY 04 | |
download (230KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (72KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KCXU - Camilla-Mitchell County Airport (19 nm S)
KMGR - Moultrie Municipal Airport (34 nm SE)
7A9 - Peterson Field Airport (34 nm N)
KACJ - Souther Field Airport (35 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 07-Oct-2006
from a Cessna 340 at 7,000 feet
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 01:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 23:12:57 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 19:12:57 |
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| METAR |
| KABY | 062253Z 26006KT 10SM VCTS FEW095 29/22 A3005 RMK AO2 TSB52 SLP172 T02890217
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| TAF |
| KABY | 061720Z 061818 20005KT P6SM SCT030CB BKN250 TEMPO 1923 VRB15G25KT 3SM +TSRA BKN025CB FM0200 15003KT 6SM BR HZ FEW040 BKN100 FM1500 12005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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