FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OPN |
| Lat/Long: | 32-57-18.0092N 084-15-50.7103W
32-57.300153N 084-15.845172W
32.9550026,-84.2640862
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 797.7 ft. / 243.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1995) |
| From city: | 5 miles NE of THOMASTON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 30286 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1994 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OPN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800
FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 706-741-0562. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RY 30 AND PAPI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 133.975 (706-646-4123) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 124.2 [0600-0000] |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 124.2 [0600-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3 at 6A2 (16 nm N): | 119.750 (770-227-3934) |
- ATLANTA LARGE TRACON PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0615-2300 ON FREQ 124.2; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 2300-0615 ON FREQS 134.5/360.75 (MACON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| YATES | | 302/4.4 | | 339 | | 03W | | OP | --- .--. |
| PECAT | | 157/23.6 | | 316 | | 05W | | FFC | ..-. ..-. -.-. |
| COWETA COUNTY | | 132/28.9 | | 234 | | 03W | | EQQ | . --.- --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6350 x 100 ft. / 1935 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 32-57.543917N | | 32-57.056390N |
| Longitude: | 084-16.394717W | | 084-15.295627W |
| Elevation: | 786.8 ft. | | 797.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 118 true | | 301 magnetic, 298 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 648 ft. | | 699 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6350 TODA:6350 ASDA:6173 LDA:5525 | | TORA:6350 TODA:6350 ASDA:5662 LDA:4962 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline
6 FT FENCE AND ROAD 198 FT LEFT 200 FT FROM RY END. | | 19 ft. rr, 371 ft. from runway, 524 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
50:1 APCH TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | THOMASTON UPSON CO. ARPT AUTH
2347 DERAY RD
THOMASTON, GA 30286
Phone 706-647-4500 |
| Manager: | MITCH ELLERBEE
2347 DEL RAY ROAD
THOMASTON, GA 30286
Phone 706-647-4500 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6132, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 from 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (223KB) |
| NDB RWY 30 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (155KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (480KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (16 nm N)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KHMP - Atlanta Speedway Airport (26 nm N)
KFFC - Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (29 nm NW)
KPIM - Harris County Airport (32 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photos courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 03-Feb-2013
looking southeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Feb-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2025 19:43:48 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Feb-2025 14:43:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPN | 221915Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 12/M07 A3035 RMK AO2
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K6A2
16nm N | 221915Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 11/M12 A3033 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMCN
35nm SE | 221720Z 2218/2318 20004KT P6SM SKC FM222300 00000KT P6SM SCT090 FM230300 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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KWRB
40nm SE | 220800Z 2208/2314 VRB06KT 9999 FEW180 QNH3041INS BECMG 2222/2223 29009KT 9999 SCT040 BKN070 QNH3030INS TX13/2221Z TNM03/2211Z
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KATL
42nm N | 221720Z 2218/2324 22007KT P6SM SCT080 FM221900 26007KT P6SM BKN060 FM230100 30005KT P6SM SCT250
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KCSG
43nm SW | 221720Z 2218/2318 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM222200 27004KT P6SM BKN070 FM230000 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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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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