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 |
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| RRSr074/28.3 | | WIREGRASS VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 02E |
| PZDr245/34.4 | | PECAN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 02W |
| EUFr158/35.3 | | EUFAULA VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 02E |
| MAIr018/38.5 | | MARIANNA VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 00E |
| HEYr086/(38.9) | | HANCHEY VOR | | 110.60 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BLAAK | | 231/5.2 | | 344 | | 03W | | IWJ | .. .-- .--- |
| WILLIS | | 324/31.7 | | 359 | | 01W | | LYZ | .-.. -.-- --.. |
| CAMILLA | | 290/35.5 | | 369 | | 02W | | CXU | -.-. -..- ..- |
| SOYYA | | 030/35.8 | | 329 | | 02W | | SMY | ... -- -.-- |
| HANCHEY | | 087/38.7 | | 221 | | 00E | | HYE | .... -.-- . |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | RY 05/23 SLOPE 0.20% UP SE. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 31-23.556250N | | 31-24.144783N |
| Longitude: | 084-54.090283W | | 084-53.285433W |
| Elevation: | 213.9 ft. | | 205.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 050 true | | 233 magnetic, 230 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 49 ft. trees, 592 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 30 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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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 24-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 10:46:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 06:46:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KBIJ | 231900Z AUTO 33008G20KT 1 1/4SM +TSRA SCT010 BKN014 OVC033 25/25 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS
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| TAF |
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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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| 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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