AirNav   AFIT - Accelerated Flight & Instrument Training
 
airports navaids fix Aviation Fuel airboss pilotshop
 588 users online  

KSBO Emanuel County Airport
Swainsboro, Georgia, USA

GOING TO SWAINSBORO?

Reserve a HOTEL

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: SBO
Lat/Long: 32-36-32.9000N / 082-22-11.8000W
32-36.548333N / 082-22.196667W
32.6091389 / -82.3699444
(estimated)
Elevation: 327 ft. / 99.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1990)
From city: 2 miles NW of SWAINSBORO, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30401

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1942
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1300-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT PAPI RY 13 AND HIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.975
WX AWOS-3: 133.375 (478-237-8437)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.55/343.75 (MILLEN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DBNr088/23.4DUBLIN VORTAC113.1005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
EMANUEL COUNTY133/5.430904WEEX . . -..-
METTER317/20.343203WMHP -- .... .--.
ONYUN355/23.437204WUQN ..- --.- -.
MILLEN235/26.620505WLNH .-.. -. ....
BURKE COUNTY219/31.935604WBXG -... -..- --.
PRISON345/34.942403WRVJ .-. ...- .---
CLAXTON319/35.039504WCWV -.-. .-- ...-
KAOLIN135/37.736005WHIT .... .. -
SYLVANIA270/39.324504WJYL .--- -.-- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR AFT HRS FUEL - SELF SERVICE.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 6021 x 100 ft. / 1835 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 45.0
Double wheel: 65.0
Double tandem: 120.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 32-36.863718N32-36.232143N
Longitude: 082-22.649090W082-21.743905W
Elevation: 324.0 ft.322.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1% DOWN0.5% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 133 magnetic, 129 true313 magnetic, 309 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 18 ft. trees, 812 ft. from runway, 330 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear36 ft. trees, 1424 ft. from runway, 410 ft. both sides of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear
6 FT FENCE AT THLD 235 FT RIGHT AT THRESHOLD OUT 200 FT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: EMANUEL CO/SWAINSBORO CITY
BOX 600
SWAINSBORO, GA 30401
Phone 478-237-7025
Manager: AL LAWSON, CITY ADMIN
23 AIRPORT ROAD
SWAINSBORO, GA 30401
Phone 478-237-7025
FAX 478-237-8943.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 13
Single engine airplanes: 4
Multi engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 92/week *
50% transient general aviation
33% local general aviation
17% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 18 March 2009

Additional Remarks

PAEW N SIDE OF RY 13/31 INDEFLY.
TWY CLSD AER 31 TO TERMINAL RAMP INDEFLY.

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 13   download (290KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (285KB)
LOC/NDB RWY 13   download (268KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (204KB)
NDB RWY 13   download (237KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (72KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMHP - Metter Municipal Airport (20 nm SE)
KVDI - Vidalia Regional Airport (25 nm S)
2J5 - Millen Airport (27 nm NE)
KDBN - W H 'Bud' Barron Airport (31 nm W)
KBXG - Burke County Airport (32 nm NE)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes


 
Area around KSBO (Emanuel County Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest MapPoint Yahoo! Maps Google Rand McNally
Satellite photo at: TerraServer Virtual Earth

 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of KSBO (Emanuel County Airport)
Photo by Jerry N. Cadle
Taken in October 2008

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Emanuel County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Emanuel County Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to KSBO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2811:28
Sunrise06:5411:54
Sunset17:3222:32
Evening civil twilight17:5822:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 12:42:43
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 07:42:43
 
METAR
KVDI 
25nm S 
081200Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 09/08 A3028 RMK AO2 T00910083 PNO
KDBN 
31nm W 
081156Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM CLR 06/06 A3028 RMK AO1
KTBR 
33nm E 
081200Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3029 RMK AO2 T00620063 10078 20059
KJYL 
39nm E 
081200Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 05/04 A3030 RMK AO2
TAF
KAGS 
50nm NE 
081139Z 0812/0912 VRB05KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0812/0813 5SM BR
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
AirStar Flight Support 478-237-5882
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, Courtesy transportation, Public telephone, Restrooms, Showers

More info about AirStar Flight Support
Chevron


FS 
SS 
100LL 
$3.98 
$3.98 
Jet A 
$4.30 
---  
 Updated 26-Oct-2009
  read  write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
Update Fuel Prices
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Emanuel County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Emanuel County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
Feature A Hotel
 

Hotels near Emanuel County Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN BRADFORD INN 3.8 65-66
DAYS INN SUITES SWAINSBORO 3.8 70-100

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

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Emanuel County Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Emanuel County Airport

swainsboroairport.homestead.com/swainairindex.html
East Georgia's Premier Hunting and Fishing Resort & Spa
 
Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy (Updated 04-Oct-2009)  Contact