FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 RYS 13 & 31 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 |
| DBNr088/23.4 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| EMANUEL COUNTY | | 133/5.4 | | 309 | | 04W | | EEX | . . -..- |
| METTER | | 317/20.3 | | 432 | | 03W | | MHP | -- .... .--. |
| ONYUN | | 355/23.4 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| MILLEN | | 235/26.6 | | 205 | | 05W | | LNH | .-.. -. .... |
| BURKE COUNTY | | 219/31.9 | | 356 | | 04W | | BXG | -... -..- --. |
| PRISON | | 345/34.9 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| CLAXTON | | 319/35.0 | | 395 | | 04W | | CWV | -.-. .-- ...- |
| KAOLIN | | 135/37.7 | | 360 | | 05W | | HIT | .... .. - |
| SYLVANIA | | 270/39.3 | | 245 | | 04W | | JYL | .--- -.-- .-.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 32-36.863718N | | 32-36.232143N |
| Longitude: | 082-22.649090W | | 082-21.743905W |
| Elevation: | 324.0 ft. | | 322.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% DOWN | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 129 true | | 313 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 794 ft. from runway, 340 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 38 ft. trees, 1454 ft. from runway, 360 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
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: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 28 June 2007 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (290KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (285KB) |
| LOC/NDB RWY 13 | |
download (269KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (210KB) |
| NDB RWY 13 | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 20:20:58 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 16:20:58 |
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| METAR |
KVDI 25nm S | 242000Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3000 RMK AO1
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KDBN 31nm W | 241959Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM SCT070 34/17 A3001 RMK AO1
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KTBR 33nm E | 242000Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 35/16 A3000 RMK AO1
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KCWV 35nm SE | 242001Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT050 BKN060 BKN085 35/16 A2999 RMK AO2
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KJYL 39nm E | 241941Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 BKN075 BKN080 31/20 A3002 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KAGS 50nm NE | 241738Z 241818 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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