FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | RMG |
Lat/Long: | 34-21-05.8950N 085-09-30.8680W 34-21.098250N 085-09.514467W 34.3516375,-85.1585744 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 644 ft. / 196.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (1985) |
From city: | 6 miles N of ROME, GA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 30165 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RMG (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; HIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
WX ASOS: | 119.925 (706-204-9617) |
WX AWOS-3PT at CZL (13 nm NE): | 119.975 (706-578-1205) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5/270.325 (GADSDEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RMGr349/11.5 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 7010 x 150 ft. / 2137 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 52.0 | Double wheel: | 57.0 | Double tandem: | 114.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 34-20.565878N | | 34-21.717262N |
Longitude: | 085-09.567165W | | 085-09.447008W |
Elevation: | 632.4 ft. | | 622.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 005 true | | 187 magnetic, 185 true |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-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 | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 106 ft. trees, 2867 ft. from runway, 666 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 136 ft. trees, 4562 ft. from runway, 340 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 4498 x 100 ft. / 1371 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 16.0 | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 34-20.903527N | | 34-21.157868N |
Longitude: | 085-09.945847W | | 085-09.106088W |
Elevation: | 644.0 ft. | | 625.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 070 true | | 252 magnetic, 250 true |
Displaced threshold: | 115 ft. | | no |
Declared distances: | TORA:4495 TODA:4495 ASDA:4495 LDA:4380 | | TORA:4495 TODA:4495 ASDA:4495 LDA:4495 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 260 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RWY 07 - APCH RATIO 13:1 AT DSPLCD THLD; 67 FT TREES 1071 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 350 FT L. | | 51 ft. tree, 975 ft. from runway, 361 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | FLOYD COUNTY PO BOX 946 ROME, GA 30161 Phone 706-295-7835 |
Manager: | JOHN CARROLL 304 RUSSELL FIELD RD NE ROME, GA 30161 Phone 706-295-7835 |
Additional Remarks
- | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | DEER ON INVOF ARPT. |
- | MIL AIR CARGO DROP (C130 ACFT) IN PROGRESS 1830-2030 TUE AND THU AT NE END OF RWY 07/25. |
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU ATL CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, 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 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (250KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (238KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (205KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (239KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (210KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (159KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (518KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCZL - Tom B David Field Airport (13 nm NE)
4A4 - Polk County Airport/Cornelius Moore Field (20 nm S)
KVPC - Cartersville Airport (21 nm SE)
9A5 - Barwick Lafayette Airport (21 nm N)
KDNN - Dalton Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-Sep-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 11:32 |
Sunset | | 19:33 | | 23:33 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:58 | | 23:58 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Sep-2025 07:19:53 |
Local (UTC-4) | 25-Sep-2025 03:19:53 |
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METAR |
KRMG | 250653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN001 OVC038 23/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02330211
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KCZL 13nm NE | 250655Z AUTO 00000KT 22/22 A2995 RMK AO2 PWINO
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TAF |
KRYY 34nm SE | 250543Z 2506/2606 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 BKN100 PROB30 2506/2509 3SM SHRA BR BKN030 FM251100 22005KT P6SM BKN012 FM251400 23004KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN020 FM251600 22008KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC030 TEMPO 2518/2522 3SM TSRA OVC008CB FM252300 24006KT 4SM -RA BR BKN020 FM260400 24004KT 6SM BR BKN015
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KCHA 41nm N | 250520Z 2506/2606 VRB04KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT007 BKN015 FM251200 19005KT P6SM VCSH SCT009 BKN020 FM251700 22009KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB PROB30 2517/2523 4SM TSRA BR OVC010CB FM260000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
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KMGE 41nm SE | 250057Z 2500/2603 02007KT 9999 VCSH SCT060 BKN090 OVC250 QNH2993INS TEMPO 2502/2507 VRB15G25KT 4800 TSRAGR BKN020CB OVC080 BECMG 2508/2509 19010G15KT 8000 -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC050 QNH2989INS BECMG 2516/2517 23010G15KT 6000 -SHRA BR VCTS BKN015CB OVC025 QNH2986INS BECMG 2523/2524 24012G18KT 4800 SHRA BR BKN010 OVC020 QNH2985INS TX27/2519Z TN21/2512Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2503 NEXT 2511
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NOTAMs |
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