FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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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| 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (223KB) |
| 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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Times for 04-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 22:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Dec-2025 14:16:00 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Dec-2025 09:16:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KOPN | 041355Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3023 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMCN
35nm SE | 041133Z 0412/0512 28003KT P6SM SCT250 FM041600 27004KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 0418/0422 4SM -SHRA OVC025 FM042300 27003KT P6SM -RA BKN010 FM050600 12002KT 3SM -RA BR OVC004
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KWRB
40nm SE | 041100Z 0411/0517 VRB06KT 9999 SCT012 BKN200 QNH3017INS BECMG 0414/0415 30009KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 BKN030 QNH3024INS BECMG 0416/0417 25009KT 6000 -RA BR BKN015 OVC080 QNH3017INS BECMG 0420/0421 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN015 QNH3014INS BECMG 0502/0503 11005KT 8000 -DZ BR SCT007 BKN040 QNH3008INS BECMG 0507/0508 VRB05KT 6000 -RA BR BKN005 BKN030 QNH3008INS BECMG 0515/0516 07009KT 3200 RA BR BKN004 OVC025 QNH3000INS TX11/0419Z TN01/0411Z
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KATL
42nm N | 041133Z 0412/0518 31004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM041800 29005KT P6SM SCT070 OVC100 FM050000 29003KT P6SM BKN035 FM050300 04004KT 5SM -RA OVC012 TEMPO 0507/0511 2SM SHRA BR OVC006 FM051100 10004KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC006
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KCSG
43nm SW | 041133Z 0412/0512 28003KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM041500 26004KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 PROB30 0415/0418 P6SM -RA OVC025 FM041800 26005KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM042100 27004KT 6SM BR OVC015 TEMPO 0421/0424 5SM -RA OVC007 FM050000 12002KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM050600 12002KT 3SM -RA BR OVC004
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