FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (212KB) |
| 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 06-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Feb-2025 19:30:58 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Feb-2025 14:30:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPN | 061915Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM OVC015 21/16 A3011 RMK AO2
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K6A2
16nm N | 061915Z AUTO 25007KT 210V270 10SM OVC015 20/16 A3009 RMK AO2
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KMCN
35nm SE | 061737Z 0618/0718 25009KT P6SM BKN018 FM062100 24009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 FM070900 24005KT 6SM BR BKN009 BKN020 FM071500 25005KT P6SM BKN018 FM071700 26006KT P6SM SCT025
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KWRB
40nm SE | 061600Z 0616/0722 24010G15KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3012INS TEMPO 0616/0619 28015G20KT BKN020 BECMG 0618/0619 26010G15KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3008INS BECMG 0622/0623 22009KT 9999 SCT020 SCT200 QNH3007INS BECMG 0708/0709 VRB06KT 4800 BR BKN010 QNH3007INS BECMG 0711/0712 25009KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN020 QNH3010INS TX23/0620Z TN11/0711Z
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KATL
42nm N | 061737Z 0618/0724 24010G20KT P6SM BKN018 BKN025 FM062000 23008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN060 FM070300 22006KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 FM070800 24006KT P6SM VCSH BKN009 BKN015 PROB30 0709/0714 4SM -SHRA OVC007 FM071500 29006KT P6SM SCT007 BKN012 FM071900 28007KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035
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KCSG
43nm SW | 061737Z 0618/0718 24009KT P6SM BKN015 FM062000 24009KT P6SM SCT020 SCT040 FM070600 23005KT P6SM BKN025 FM071000 24004KT 6SM BR BKN009 FM071700 24006KT P6SM BKN020
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