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KFBG Simmons Army Airfield
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FBG
Lat/Long: 35-07-55.3524N / 078-56-10.5773W
35-07.922540N / 078-56.176288W
35.1320423 / -78.9362715
(estimated)
Elevation: 244 ft. / 74 m (estimated)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of FORT BRAGG, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28311

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: SIMMONS AAF FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FSS-RALEIGH RDU-NOTAM FBG
NOTAMs facility: FBG (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 1200-0400Z++, ALL SAT-SUN 1200-2000Z++
CLSD HOL. SEE FLIP AP/1 FLT HAZ AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)

Airport Communications

ATIS: 139.25
SIMMONS TWR GROUND: 121.9 229.4 [0510Z++ MON-0400Z++ SAT. CLSD HOL.]
SIMMONS TWR TOWER: 125.9 240.625 [0510Z++ MON-0400Z++ SAT. CLSD HOL.]
FAYETTEVILLE APPROACH: 133.0
FAYETTEVILLE DEPARTURE: 133.0
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.9 229.4
BASE OPS: 142.35
BASOPS: 245.5
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
FLT ADVSY: 125.9 240.625
PAR: 124.2
PMSV: 141.25 265.6
RDR/P: 120.8
WX ASOS at FAY (9 nm S): PHONE 910-484-1546
WX AWOS-3 at HRJ (18 nm NE): 119.025 (910-814-3946)
  • TA31 PAR ANTENNA LCTD LAT 35-07-51.88N LONG 078-56-10.19W.
  • FULL SVC DUR OPR HR, OT REMOTE BRIEFING FR 28TH OWS, SHAW AFB, SC, DSN 965-0940, C803-895-0940.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FAYr345/9.3FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME108.8004W
LBTr019/(31.8)LUMBERTON VOR110.0008W
SDZr102/32.4SANDHILLS VORTAC111.8003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
POPE178/5.833807WPOB .--. --- -...
FORT BRAGG273/6.139307WFGP ..-. --. .--.
HARNETT223/22.141708WHQT .... --.- -
MACKALL083/27.727806WHFF .... ..-. ..-.
CLINTON296/29.741208WCTZ -.-. - --..
ROBESON019/31.735908WRSY .-. ... -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4650 x 110 ft. / 1417 x 34 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 42 /F/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 35-07.895323N35-07.949757N
Longitude: 078-56.641940W078-55.710637W
Elevation: 241.7 ft.223.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 1050 ft.197 ft.
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (2.90 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY ATCA-ASO
9325 GUNSTON ROAD
FT BELVIOR, VA 22060
Manager: ROBERT BEATY
SIMMONS AAAF BLDG P4541
FT BRAGG, NC 28307
Phone 910-396-6605

Additional Remarks

FUEL: PPR 24 HR. J8
RSTD: 24 HR PPR FOR RON AND ALL CIV ACFT, DSN 236-7804, C910-396-7804.
CAUTION: ARPT PERIMETER LGT MAY CAUSE PILOT DISTRACTION.
TFC PAT: F/W 1250', R/W 1000'.
MISC: PILOTS NOTIFY SIMMONS OPS 20 MIN OUT WITH CODE 6 OR ABV ON BOARD. CLASS D AIRSPACE 0510Z++ MON-0400Z++ SAT, CLSD HOL. OT CLASS E.
MISC: ALL ACFT CTC GND PRIOR TO ENG START. ALL WHEELED R/W ACFT GND TAXI TIL REACHING TWY. RWY 09 4000' OF RWY AVBL FOR DAY VFR LDG FR FIRST SET OF THLD MRK, OT 3650' AVBL FOR ALL DAY/NGT OPR.
WHEN TWR AND/OR SFC VIS IS BLO 4 SM THE LESSER VALUE WILL BE RPRTD AS PVLING.
CAUTION: BIRD HAZARD.

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (172KB)
NDB RWY 27   download (175KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (43KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (56KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPOB - Pope Air Force Base (4 nm NW)
KFAY - Fayetteville Regional Airport/Grannis Field (9 nm S)
5W4 - P K Airpark (14 nm SW)
KHRJ - Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (18 nm NE)
KSOP - Moore County Airport (23 nm W)
 
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KFBG (Simmons Army Airfield)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3809:38
Sunrise06:0810:08
Sunset20:3300:33
Evening civil twilight21:0201:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 23:16:16
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 19:16:16
 
METAR
KPOB 
4nm NW 
052255Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 30/20 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T03020204 $
KFAY 
9nm S 
052253Z 19008KT 10SM FEW110 31/20 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP083 T03060200
KHRJ 
18nm NE 
052300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A2980 RMK AO2
TAF
KFAY 
9nm S 
052210Z 0522/0618 22008KT P6SM FEW050 OVC110 TEMPO 0522/0602 3SM SHRA BR OVC024CB FM060200 18013KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 OVC045CB FM060500 22010KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC012 FM060800 34007KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005 FM061500 03008KT P6SM BKN024
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Simmons Army Airfield. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Simmons Army Airfield, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Simmons Army Airfield

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 SPRING LAKE NC 3.1 60-61
WELLONS GATEWAY INN & SUITES 3.1 69-94
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT FAYETTEVILLE 3.6 159-179
BAYMONT INN AND SUITES FT BRAGG 4.0 69-70
KNIGHTS INN FAYETTEVILLE-FORT BRAGG 4.0 42-50
HILTON GARDEN INN FAYETTEVILL 4.0 104-255
HAMPTON INN SPRING LAKE FT BRAG 4.1 103-114
HAMPTON INN FAYETTEVLE CC 4.1 89-119
SLEEP INN AND STES SPRING LAKE 4.1 100-101
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS FORT BRAGG 4.1 
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS FT BRAGG 4.1 
INNKEEPER FAYETTEVILLE 4.1 80-81
EXTENDED STAY DELUXE FAYETTEVILLE - CROSS CREEK MALL 4.3 100-110
WINGATE BY WYNDHAM - FAYETTEVILLE 4.4 116-117
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT FAYETTEVILLE 4.4 129-139
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT FAYETTEVILLE 4.5 88-114
COMFORT INN CROSS CREEK 4.8 94-190
REGENCY INN 5.9 41-50

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Simmons Army Airfield

5 in Spring Lake
1 in Fayetteville, KY
32 in Fayetteville
1 in Wade
1 in Raeford
 

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