FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 |
| FAYr345/9.3 | | FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| LBTr019/(31.8) | | LUMBERTON VOR | | 110.00 | | 08W |
| SDZr102/32.4 | | SANDHILLS VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| POPE | | 178/5.8 | | 338 | | 07W | | POB | .--. --- -... |
| FORT BRAGG | | 273/6.1 | | 393 | | 07W | | FGP | ..-. --. .--. |
| HARNETT | | 223/22.1 | | 417 | | 08W | | HQT | .... --.- - |
| MACKALL | | 083/27.7 | | 278 | | 06W | | HFF | .... ..-. ..-. |
| CLINTON | | 296/29.7 | | 412 | | 08W | | CTZ | -.-. - --.. |
| ROBESON | | 019/31.7 | | 359 | | 08W | | RSY | .-. ... -.-- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4650 x 110 ft. / 1417 x 34 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-07.895323N | | 35-07.949757N |
| Longitude: | 078-56.641940W | | 078-55.710637W |
| Elevation: | 241.7 ft. | | 223.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| 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 lights | | yes, 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (173KB) |
| NDB RWY 27 | |
download (178KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (41KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunset | | 18:44 | | 22:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 22:24:17 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 18:24:17 |
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| METAR |
| KFBG | 112200Z AUTO 02008KT 360V070 10SM UP OVC028 21/15 A3026 RMK AO2 UPB2200 SLP247 $
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KPOB 4nm NW | 112155Z AUTO 05013KT 10SM OVC031 21/15 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP250 T02060151 $
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KFAY 9nm S | 112153Z AUTO 04010KT 10SM OVC030 21/15 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP237 T02110150
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KHRJ 18nm NE | 112202Z AUTO 10SM OVC030 22/16 A3028 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KFBG | 110201 04009KT 9999 -RA BKN025 QNH3012INS TEMPO 0209 OVC010 BECMG 0910 04007KT 4800 BR BKN015 QNH3014INS BECMG 1415 06010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN040 QNH3018INS BECMG 2223 06009KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH3020INS T24/21Z T18/11Z AMD 0234 LAST NO AMDS AFT
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KPOB 4nm NW | 111717 05010G20KT 9999 SCT065 QNH3027INS BECMG 0001 06010KT 9999 SCT080 QNH3025INS BECMG 0809 05007KT 9999 BKN010 QNH3025INS BECMG 1314 06012G18KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3032INS T23/20Z T15/10Z LIMITED METWATCH 1109 TIL 1117
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KFAY 9nm S | 111740Z 111818 05014G21KT P6SM SCT025 SCT060 BKN150 TEMPO 1821 BKN022 FM2300 05010KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM0500 04007KT P6SM SCT010 BKN250 WS015/07030KT TEMPO 0812 BKN008 FM1300 05010KT P6SM BKN020 FM1500 05012KT P6SM SCT030
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| NOTAMs |
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