FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1A5 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-13-20.3300N 083-25-11.9810W
35-13.338833N 083-25.199683W
35.2223139,-83.4199947
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2033.9 ft. / 619.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of FRANKLIN, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28734 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1830
AFLD SVC AVBL 0800-1830 EXCLD HOL. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2813.9 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 ON DUSK - DAWN. TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN LCTD 3/4 MILE SE OF ARPT. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.225 (828-349-3156) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 24A (12 nm NE): | 118.9 (828-631-3389) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 134.8/379.95 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ODFr349/32.2 | | FOOTHILLS VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| SOTr212/38.5 | | SNOWBIRD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:100LL AND JET A 24 HR SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 35-13.188173N | | 35-13.489467N |
| Longitude: | 083-25.667210W | | 083-24.732123W |
| Elevation: | 2033.9 ft. | | 2009.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 069 true | | 254 magnetic, 249 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RWY 7 OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RWY 25 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 89 ft. trees, 2398 ft. from runway, 33 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
6 FT HILL 0-200 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AND 29 FT TREES 56 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 227 FT LEFT. | | 12 ft. trees, 215 ft. from runway, 46 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
RWY 25 8 FT FENCE 159 FT FM END OF THR OFFSET 134 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 10 FT BRUSH 0 TO 200 FT FM THR OFFSET 168 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MACON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734
Phone 828-524-7121 |
| Manager: | SABRINA CRONE
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734-1513
Phone 828-524-5529 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -11C. |
| - | RPDLY RSG TRRN ALL QUADS. |
| - | RWY 25 HAS A 15 FT DROP-OFF 350 FT FM THR L & R. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (393KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
24A - Jackson County Airport (12 nm NE)
KRHP - Western Carolina Regional Airport (22 nm W)
KDZJ - Blairsville Airport (36 nm SW)
KTOC - Toccoa Airport-RG Letourneau Field (38 nm S)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (38 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Phillips
looking southwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Dec-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:30 | | 22:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 31-Dec-2025 01:15:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Dec-2025 20:15:12 |
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| METAR |
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| K1A5 | 310055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M13 A3013 RMK AO2 T10151130
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K24A
12nm NE | 310055Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM CLR M04/M14 A3004 RMK AO2 T10361137
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KTYS
45nm NW | 301720Z 3018/3118 27007KT P6SM SKC FM310100 23006KT P6SM SCT120
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KAVL
45nm E | 301720Z 3018/3118 35012G24KT P6SM SKC FM310000 34009G18KT P6SM BKN200 FM310600 34006KT P6SM FEW250 FM311700 32008KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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