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 |
| DBNr088/23.4 | | 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. | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 812 ft. from runway, 330 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 36 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 |
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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 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)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jerry N. Cadle
Taken in October 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| 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 | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 12:42:43 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 07:42:43 |
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| METAR |
KVDI 25nm S | 081200Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 09/08 A3028 RMK AO2 T00910083 PNO
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KDBN 31nm W | 081156Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM CLR 06/06 A3028 RMK AO1
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KTBR 33nm E | 081200Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3029 RMK AO2 T00620063 10078 20059
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KJYL 39nm E | 081200Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 05/04 A3030 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KAGS 50nm NE | 081139Z 0812/0912 VRB05KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0812/0813 5SM BR
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| NOTAMs |
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