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72GA Barbour Island Airport
Shellman Bluff, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 72GA
Lat/Long: 31-35-00.7960N 081-13-59.3490W
31-35.013267N 081-13.989150W
31.5835544,-81.2331525
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 12 miles E of SHELLMAN BLUFF, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31331

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1988
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SVNr192/26.1HUNTER VOR/DME111.6002W
SSIr023/33.8BRUNSWICK VORTAC109.8004W
SAVr189/33.8SAVANNAH VORTAC115.9506W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BARBOUR ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN
6399 BARBOUR ISLAND
TOWNSEND, GA 31331
Phone 706-352-9110
Manager: DARRELL CHAISSON
6399 BARBOUR ISLAND
TOWNSEND, GA 31331
Phone 706-352-9110

Additional Remarks

- ON APCH TO TWY 06 IS A MARSH.
- FOR CD CTC SAVANNAH APCH AT 912-964-3205, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
- OPN MARSH AT BOTH ENDS OF THE RWY.
- GOLF CARTS AND DEER PRSNT INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72GA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBQK - Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (23 nm SW)
KLHW - Wright Army Airfield (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Regional Airport (25 nm NW)
KSVN - Hunter Army Airfield (26 nm N)
KSSI - St Simons Island Airport (27 nm S)
09J - Jekyll Island Airport (32 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-Mar-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5110:51
Sunrise07:1611:16
Sunset19:4323:43
Evening civil twilight20:0700:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Mar-2025 23:23:01
Local (UTC-4)  31-Mar-2025 19:23:01
 
METAR
KBQK 
23nm SW 		312255Z AUTO 29019G35KT 10SM TS SCT036 SCT047 BKN055 23/16 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS T02280163
KLHW 
24nm NW 		312255Z 24013G20KT 7SM /VCTSRA BKN060 BKN080 OVC100 20/17 A2984 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT E-SW RAB2155E24RAB37E46 TSB2155E24 SLP108 P0010 T01950173 $
KSVN 
26nm N 		312255Z 28010KT 10SM -RA BKN060 BKN080 OVC100 19/17 A2982 RMK AO2A PK WND 29041/2156 LTG DSNT E-SW TSB2155E46 SLP101 P//// T01890169 TSNO $
KSSI 
27nm S 		312255Z AUTO 25011G19KT 10SM VCTS SCT045 SCT065 BKN085 27/21 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
KSAV 
32nm N 		312253Z 25007KT 9SM -RA FEW014 SCT060 OVC120 19/17 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/2154 TSE17 SLP110 CB DSNT SE-S P0016 T01890172 $
KJES 
33nm W 		312250Z AUTO 27005KT 7SM VCTSRA BKN070 OVC095 19/17 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU S
TAF
KSVN 
26nm N 		312012Z 3120/0123 23012KT 9999 SCT040 BKN100 BKN200 QNH2978INS BECMG 3121/3122 21010G20KT 6000 -SHRA VCTS BKN030CB OVC100 QNH2975INS TEMPO 3122/0101 21020G40KT 3200 TSRA BKN010CB BECMG 0100/0101 20010KT 9999 NSW BKN025 QNH2976INS TEMPO 0108/0111 6000 BR BKN004 BECMG 0114/0115 30006KT 9999 FEW010 QNH3000INS BECMG 0119/0120 05006KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS TX29/3120Z TN17/0110Z
KSSI 
27nm S 		312209Z 3122/0118 22011KT P6SM VCTS FEW025CB BKN100 TEMPO 3123/0101 VRB18G35KT 3SM TSRA BKN020CB OVC050 FM010200 22005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050 OVC250 FM010800 24004KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM011600 25006KT P6SM BKN050
KSAV 
32nm N 		312104Z 3121/0118 23010G20KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 TEMPO 3121/3124 26020G30KT 1SM TSRA BR SCT020 BKN030CB FM010000 21006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 FM010700 25003KT 6SM BR SCT005 BKN010 FM011430 34007KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035
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