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 04-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2025 13:59:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Feb-2025 08:59:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPN | 041335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3019 RMK AO2
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K6A2
16nm N | 041335Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3017 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMCN
35nm SE | 041122Z 0412/0512 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 FM041500 30005KT P6SM FEW002 SCT020 FM042200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 FM050800 00000KT 3SM BR BKN040 FM051100 VRB03KT 2SM BR FEW015 BKN025
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KWRB
40nm SE | 040800Z 0408/0514 VRB02KT 1200 BR FEW002 FEW250 QNH3011INS TEMPO 0408/0412 0800 FG BECMG 0411/0412 26006KT 3200 BR SCT025 QNH3010INS BECMG 0414/0415 28006KT 8000 BR FEW030 QNH3009INS BECMG 0415/0416 30006KT 9999 NSW FEW200 QNH3011INS TX25/0420Z TN10/0411Z
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KATL
42nm N | 041226Z 0412/0518 26007KT P6SM FEW040 TEMPO 0412/0414 BKN025 FM041400 31008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM042000 31006KT P6SM SCT040 FM050600 00000KT P6SM BKN040 FM051000 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW015 BKN025
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KCSG
43nm SW | 041229Z 0412/0512 00000KT 3SM BR FEW002 OVC030 TEMPO 0412/0414 1/4SM FG OVC002 FM041400 29004KT P6SM FEW002 SCT020 FM041700 29005KT P6SM FEW040 FM050500 00000KT P6SM BKN040 FM051000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW015 BKN025
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