FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RMG |
| Lat/Long: | 34-21-05.8950N 085-09-30.8680W
34-21.098250N 085-09.514467W
34.3516375,-85.1585744
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 644 ft. / 196.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles N of ROME, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 30165 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RMG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; HIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.925 (706-204-9617) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at CZL (13 nm NE): | 119.975 (706-578-1205) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5/270.325 (GADSDEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RMGr349/11.5 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 7010 x 150 ft. / 2137 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 52.0 | | Double wheel: | 57.0 | | Double tandem: | 114.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 34-20.565878N | | 34-21.717262N |
| Longitude: | 085-09.567165W | | 085-09.447008W |
| Elevation: | 632.4 ft. | | 622.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 005 true | | 187 magnetic, 185 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-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 | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 106 ft. trees, 2867 ft. from runway, 666 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 136 ft. trees, 4562 ft. from runway, 340 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4498 x 100 ft. / 1371 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 34-20.903527N | | 34-21.157868N |
| Longitude: | 085-09.945847W | | 085-09.106088W |
| Elevation: | 644.0 ft. | | 625.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 070 true | | 252 magnetic, 250 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 115 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4495 TODA:4495 ASDA:4495 LDA:4380 | | TORA:4495 TODA:4495 ASDA:4495 LDA:4495 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 260 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
RWY 07 - APCH RATIO 13:1 AT DSPLCD THLD; 67 FT TREES 1071 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 350 FT L. | | 51 ft. tree, 975 ft. from runway, 361 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FLOYD COUNTY
PO BOX 946
ROME, GA 30161
Phone 706-295-7835 |
| Manager: | JOHN CARROLL
304 RUSSELL FIELD RD NE
ROME, GA 30161
Phone 706-295-7835 |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON INVOF ARPT. |
| - | MIL AIR CARGO DROP (C130 ACFT) IN PROGRESS 1830-2030 TUE AND THU AT NE END OF RWY 07/25. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU ATL CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (206KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (518KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCZL - Tom B David Field Airport (13 nm NE)
4A4 - Polk County Airport/Cornelius Moore Field (20 nm S)
KVPC - Cartersville Airport (21 nm SE)
9A5 - Barwick Lafayette Airport (21 nm N)
KDNN - Dalton Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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Photo taken 11-Sep-2012
looking northeast.
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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 17-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 23:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Jan-2026 07:32:02 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-Jan-2026 02:32:02 |
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| METAR |
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| KRMG | 170716Z AUTO 4SM -RA FEW026 BKN041 OVC048 09/06 A2999 RMK AO2 P0003 T00940061
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KCZL
13nm NE | 170715Z AUTO 00000KT OVC026 06/06 A2999 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KRYY
34nm SE | 170540Z 1706/1806 19008KT P6SM SCT100 FM170700 23006KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 BKN025 TEMPO 1708/1712 4SM -SHRA BR BKN007 FM171200 27005KT P6SM BKN010 FM171600 28007KT P6SM SCT020 BKN200 FM180000 28007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM180400 33010KT P6SM BKN070
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KCHA
41nm N | 170526Z 1706/1806 24004KT 5SM -RA OVC035 FM170700 VRB03KT 3SM -RA OVC020 FM171000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025 FM171200 23005KT P6SM SCT035 FM171600 24009KT P6SM SCT150
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KMGE
41nm SE | 162200Z 1622/1804 20010G15KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2997INS BECMG 1700/1701 19009KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2999INS BECMG 1706/1707 20015G25KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN080 QNH2993INS BECMG 1708/1709 20015G25KT 6000 -RA BKN015 OVC040 QNH2993INS BECMG 1712/1713 29009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC030 QNH3002INS BECMG 1713/1714 30009KT 9999 NSW FEW010 BKN025 QNH3007INS BECMG 1717/1718 29012KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3009INS TX12/1720Z TN06/1712Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1704 NEXT 1712
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