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KBIJ
(formerly 11J)
Early County Airport
Blakely, Georgia, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: BIJ
Lat/Long: 31-23-51.0310N / 084-53-41.2720W
31-23.850517N / 084-53.687867W
31.3975086 / -84.8947978
(estimated)
Elevation: 214 ft. / 65.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2000)
From city: 3 miles E of BLAKELY, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31723

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1968
Sectional chart: JACKSONVILLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 1201 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND PAPI RYS 05 AND 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.475 (229-723-5511)
CAIRNS APPROACH: 125.4 [0645-2300]
CAIRNS DEPARTURE: 125.4 [0645-2300]
  • APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/353.5 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RRSr074/28.3WIREGRASS VORTAC111.6002E
PZDr245/34.4PECAN VORTAC116.1002W
EUFr158/35.3EUFAULA VORTAC109.2002E
MAIr018/38.5MARIANNA VORTAC114.0000E
HEYr086/(38.9)HANCHEY VOR110.6002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BLAAK231/5.234403WIWJ .. .-- .---
WILLIS324/31.735901WLYZ .-.. -.-- --..
CAMILLA290/35.536902WCXU -.-. -..- ..-
SOYYA030/35.832902WSMY ... -- -.--
HANCHEY087/38.722100EHYE .... -.-- .

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: RY 05/23 SLOPE 0.20% UP SE.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 31-23.556250N31-24.144783N
Longitude: 084-54.090283W084-53.285433W
Elevation: 213.9 ft.205.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 053 magnetic, 050 true233 magnetic, 230 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 49 ft. trees, 592 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear30 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 490 ft. left of centerline
+30 FT TREES 90 FT FROM RWY END AND 170 FT TO 500+ FT LEFT; AND +19 FT TREES 190 FT FROM RWY END AND 180 FT RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: EARLY COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 693
BLAKELY, GA 39823
Phone 220-723-4304
Manager: DAVID RECORD
PO BOX 567
BLAKELY, GA 39823
Phone 229-723-5056

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 4
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
50% military
31% local general aviation
19% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 April 2006

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (215KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (221KB)
LOC/NDB RWY 23   download (235KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (80KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

0J6 - Headland Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
17J - Donalsonville Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KBGE - Decatur County Industrial Air Park (29 nm SE)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (29 nm W)
16J - Dawson Municipal Airport (32 nm NE)
 
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From to KBIJ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2610:26
Sunrise06:5310:53
Sunset20:4000:40
Evening civil twilight21:0601:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 10:46:33
Local (UTC-4)  24-Jul-2008 06:46:33
 
METAR
KBIJ 231900Z AUTO 33008G20KT 1 1/4SM +TSRA SCT010 BKN014 OVC033 25/25 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS
TAF
KDHN 
29nm W 
240530Z 240606 00000KT P6SM SCT020 BKN100 TEMPO 1013 5SM BR FEW025 FM1400 31006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 FM1700 29007KT P6SM SCT030CB SCT100 TEMPO 1821 VRB15G25KT 5SM TSRA BKN025CB FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100
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