FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -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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| 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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (224KB) |
| 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 07-Mar-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 18:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Mar-2026 01:54:58 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Mar-2026 20:54:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPN | 080135Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM SCT050 21/17 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND W
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K6A2
16nm N | 080135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE
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| TAF |
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KMCN
35nm SE | 071733Z 0718/0818 19008KT P6SM BKN035 FM080200 20004KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 0803/0805 4SM -SHRA BKN070 BKN120 FM081000 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR SCT015 FM081400 23005KT 4SM BR BKN007 FM081500 24005KT P6SM VCSH BKN015
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KWRB
40nm SE | 072131Z 0721/0901 21010G15KT 9999 BKN035 QNH3014INS BECMG 0722/0723 22009KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3007INS TEMPO 0802/0804 4800 -SHRA BECMG 0808/0809 19004KT 4800 BR SCT007 SCT015 QNH3006INS TEMPO 0811/0813 2400 BKN015 BECMG 0813/0814 20009KT 9999 NSW SCT007 BKN015 QNH3010INS BECMG 0815/0816 21009KT 9999 BKN012 QNH3008INS BECMG 0817/0818 23010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH3006INS BECMG 0900/0901 26007KT 9999 NSW BKN015 QNH3004INS TX28/0721Z TN17/0811Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0721 NEXT 0911
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KATL
42nm N | 072142Z 0722/0824 20010G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 TEMPO 0722/0724 VRB15G25KT 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM080100 23007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 0802/0806 33015G30KT 4SM TSRA OVC025CB FM080600 21005KT 6SM -SHRA SCT010 BKN050 OVC100 FM080900 26005KT P6SM VCSH BKN009 OVC050 FM081600 27006KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC050 FM081900 26007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC050
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KCSG
43nm SW | 071733Z 0718/0818 20008KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 TEMPO 0720/0724 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM080100 21005KT P6SM FEW040 SCT200 PROB30 0802/0804 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM080900 00000KT P6SM VCSH BKN018 FM081100 00000KT P6SM BKN009 FM081500 24005KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC012
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