FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BGE |
| Lat/Long: | 30-58-17.7531N / 084-38-12.9401W 30-58.295885N / 084-38.215668W 30.9715981 / -84.6369278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 141 ft. / 43.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles NW of BAINBRIDGE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 31717 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1800 FOR AFTER HRS SVC CALL 912-246-7442. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN PAPI RYS 09 & 27 OPER CONT AND MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. AFTER 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 AND PAPI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. MALSR RY 27 CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.125 (229-248-2104) |
| TALLAHASSEE APPROACH: | 128.7 [0645-2300] |
| TALLAHASSEE DEPARTURE: | 128.7 [0645-2300] |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY JAX ARTCC ON FREQS 128.625/343.8 (TALLAHASSEE RCAG) WHEN TALLAHASSEE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MAIr066/27.5 | | MARIANNA VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 00E |
| SZWr329/28.4 | | SEMINOLE VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WILLIS | | 270/5.7 | | 359 | | 01W | | LYZ | .-.. -.-- --.. |
| CAIDY | | 283/25.1 | | 338 | | 01W | | CYR | -.-. -.-- .-. |
| CAMILLA | | 237/25.2 | | 369 | | 02W | | CXU | -.-. -..- ..- |
| BLAAK | | 165/30.5 | | 344 | | 03W | | IWJ | .. .-- .--- |
| SOYYA | | 081/30.9 | | 329 | | 02W | | SMY | ... -- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ SELF SVC FUEL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Oil available: | ALL ACFT OPERATING LOCALLY AT BGE MUST HAVE A TWO-WAY RADIO CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ON CTAF FREQ; ONE-STOP TRANSIENT ACFT ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5502 x 149 ft. / 1677 x 45 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 30-58.369057N | | 30-58.373600N |
| Longitude: | 084-38.598017W | | 084-37.544770W |
| Elevation: | 141.3 ft. | | 128.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% DOWN | | 0.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 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: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 1146 ft. from runway, 550 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 30-58.522167N | | 30-57.903667N |
| Longitude: | 084-38.691333W | | 084-38.057333W |
| Elevation: | 135.0 ft. | | 133.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | DOWN | | DOWNUP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 140 magnetic, 139 true | | 320 magnetic, 319 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | trees | | 42 ft. trees, 1124 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DECATUR COUNTY PO BOX 726 BAINBRIDGE, GA 39818 Phone 229-248-3030 |
| Manager: | OLLIE BROWN PO BOX 726 BAINBRIDGE, GA 39818 Phone 229-248-3004 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 37 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTENSIVE STUDENT PILOT TRNG ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TFC PAT ALT 1000 FT AGL FOR NON-TURBINE ACFT; 1500 FT AGL FOR TURBINE ACFT. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
17J - Donalsonville Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
2J9 - Quincy Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KCXU - Camilla-Mitchell County Airport (25 nm NE)
70J - Cairo-Grady County Airport (25 nm E)
KBIJ - Early County Airport (29 nm NW)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 23:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:45 | | 23:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 18:48:41 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 13:48:41 |
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| METAR |
| KBGE | 091820Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM BKN014 BKN035 OVC047 15/12 A2984 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KTLH 37nm SE | 091826Z 0918/1018 15006KT 6SM BR SCT006 TEMPO 0919/0920 6SM BR OVC015 FM092000 29010KT P6SM BKN015 FM100000 31013G22KT P6SM BKN015 BKN100 BKN250 FM100600 32011KT P6SM SCT250 FM101200 33014KT P6SM SKC
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KABY 40nm NE | 091720Z 0918/1018 16008KT 6SM BR BKN050 FM092100 28010G17KT P6SM BKN025 OVC050 FM100000 29013G22KT P6SM BKN035 FM100600 30012G18KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM101200 31016G22KT P6SM SKC
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KDHN 47nm NW | 091720Z 0918/1018 14009KT P6SM SCT005 BKN015 OVC040 TEMPO 0918/0920 3SM BR OVC005 FM092100 31012G20KT P6SM BKN025 FM100600 31015G20KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM101200 32015G23KT P6SM SKC
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