FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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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| Aerial photo |
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 22:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:13:21 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 02:13:21 |
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| METAR |
| KFBG | 080655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00750063 $
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KPOB 4nm NW | 080655Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00900078 $
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KFAY 9nm S | 080653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP238 T00720050 TSNO
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KHRJ 18nm NE | 080659Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3025 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFAY 9nm S | 080535Z 0806/0906 21004KT P6SM SKC FM081200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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