FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 05 SLOPE 0.08% DOWN NE.
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: | 45 ft. trees, 1730 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 85 ft. trees, 3090 ft. from runway, 700 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3787 x 75 ft. / 1154 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
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: | 20 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 93 ft. trees, 1595 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 107/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 June 2006 | |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/NDB RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (237KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Souther Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 23:15:22 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 19:15:22 |
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| METAR |
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KABY
35nm S | 062253Z 26006KT 10SM VCTS FEW095 29/22 A3005 RMK AO2 TSB52 SLP172 T02890217
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KLSF
43nm W | 062256Z 13002KT 10SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN130 BKN200 23/23 A3003 RMK AO2A OCNL LTGICCG W-N-NE TS 8W MOV E SLP167
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KWRB
43nm NE | 062255Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3003 RMK AO2 TSB2205E2225 SLP168 T02560216 $
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KMCN
44nm NE | 062253Z 36005KT 10SM FEW100 26/20 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02560200
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KCSG
46nm NW | 062258Z 12004KT 10SM VCTS -RA SCT038 SCT100 23/21 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0000
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| TAF |
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KABY
35nm S | 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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KLSF
43nm W | 062117 VRB05KT 9999 VCTS SCT030CB SCT150 BKN250 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2002 VRB35G50KT 0800 +TSRAGR BKN005CB OVC040 BECMG 0203 VRB05KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT250 QNH3002INS BECMG 0607 VRB05KT 4800 BR SCT250 QNH3005INS BECMG 1415 VRB05KT 9999 NSW FEW030 SCT250
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KWRB
43nm NE | 061913 20010G15KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT040CB BKN080 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1901 VRB20G35KT 4800 +TSRAGR BKN025CB OVC040 BECMG 0102 VRB05KT 9999 NSW FEW050 BKN250 QNH3002INS BECMG 0607 18006KT 6000 BR SCT006 QNH3005INS T33/21Z T21/10Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0619 NE
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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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