FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (213KB) |
| 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 09-Mar-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunset | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:04 | | 00:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Mar-2025 22:15:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Mar-2025 17:15:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPN | 092155Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM OVC095 10/06 A3002 RMK AO2
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K6A2
16nm N | 092155Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM 09/08 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
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KMCN
35nm SE | 091745Z 0918/1018 07010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC070 TEMPO 0920/0923 3SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM092300 08008KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC018 FM100200 05007KT 4SM SHRA BR SCT006 OVC007 FM100800 03009KT 4SM -SHRA BR FEW005 OVC006 FM101400 02010KT P6SM VCSH BKN007
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KWRB
40nm SE | 091600Z 0916/1022 09010G20KT 9000 -RA BKN070 QNH2999INS BECMG 0922/0923 09006KT 9000 -RA BKN045 510012 QNH2988INS BECMG 1004/1005 07009KT 8000 -SHRA BR BKN007 OVC015 510012 QNH2979INS BECMG 1008/1009 06009KT 6000 -SHRA BR BKN006 OVC015 510012 QNH2967INS TEMPO 1009/1012 4800 SHRA VCTS BKN006CB BECMG 1017/1018 02010G20KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN009CB BKN020 QNH2965INS TX18/0921Z TN08/1009Z
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KATL
42nm N | 091939Z 0920/1024 10010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC080 FM100000 10007KT P6SM -RA BKN018 OVC030 FM100300 09008KT 6SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC018 FM100700 04011KT 5SM RA BR FEW006 OVC007 FM101500 01013KT 6SM -RA BR SCT007 BKN012
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KCSG
43nm SW | 091745Z 0918/1018 08012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN080 TEMPO 0919/0923 4SM -SHRA BR BKN035 FM100000 09009KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN007 OVC018 FM100300 09008KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT006 OVC007 FM100900 04009KT 4SM -RA BR FEW005 OVC006 FM101200 02010G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN007
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