FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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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| 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 11 June 2026 at 0901Z to 09 July 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (157KB) |
| 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 17-Jun-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:47 | | 00:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jun-2026 00:38:53 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-Jun-2026 20:38:53 |
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| METAR |
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K6A2
16nm N | 180015Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2992 RMK AO2
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KMCN
35nm SE | 172206Z 1722/1818 23012G20KT P6SM FEW020 SCT030 BKN060 TEMPO 1722/1723 23020G35KT 2SM TSRA SCT020 BKN030CB BKN060 FM180100 21008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM180600 21010KT P6SM OVC015 FM181200 21006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC010 TEMPO 1814/1818 21012G25KT 4SM TSRA BR OVC006CB
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KWRB
40nm SE | 172200Z 1722/1901 22010G15KT 6000 -SHRA VCTS BKN025CB QNH2985INS TEMPO 1722/1723 26015G30KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB BKN035 BECMG 1722/1723 22010G15KT 9999 NSW BKN025 QNH2986INS BECMG 1806/1807 20009KT 9999 BKN007 OVC015 QNH2987INS BECMG 1813/1814 20010G15KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 QNH2990INS BECMG 1818/1819 21015G25KT 4800 TSRA BKN040CB QNH2983INS TX31/1817Z TN25/1805Z
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KATL
42nm N | 172151Z 1722/1824 23012KT P6SM FEW035 SCT045 BKN060 PROB30 1722/1724 4SM -TSRA BKN020CB BKN060 FM180100 21008KT P6SM BKN100 FM180600 21010KT P6SM OVC015 FM181200 21006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC010 TEMPO 1815/1819 21012G25KT 4SM TSRA BR OVC006CB FM181900 21009G21KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN007 TEMPO 1819/1823 21015G30KT 4SM TSRA BR OVC006CB
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KCSG
43nm SW | 171951Z 1720/1818 22010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN090 TEMPO 1721/1723 24015G25KT 4SM -TSRA BKN015CB BKN060 FM180100 21008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM180600 21010KT P6SM OVC015 FM181200 21006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC010 TEMPO 1814/1818 21012G25KT 4SM TSRA BR OVC006CB
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