FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (226KB) |
| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Oct-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 07:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 18:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Oct-2025 22:04:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 29-Oct-2025 18:04:59 |
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| TAF |
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KMCN
35nm SE | 291136Z 2912/3012 09005KT P6SM BKN008 OVC015 FM291500 13010KT P6SM BKN008 OVC015 FM291800 15010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN012 OVC020 FM292100 20010KT 5SM -SHRA FEW015 BKN025 OVC035 FM300000 27008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM300600 25005KT P6SM SCT050 FM301000 24007KT P6SM BKN030
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KWRB
40nm SE | 291100Z 2911/3017 12009KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2991INS BECMG 2914/2915 12009KT 9999 NSW OVC007 QNH2988INS BECMG 2916/2917 13010G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN006 BKN010 QNH2978INS TEMPO 2919/2923 14010G20KT 8000 -SHRA OVC015 BECMG 2923/2924 23009KT 9999 NSW BKN025 QNH2964INS TX15/2921Z TN08/3009Z
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KATL
42nm N | 291136Z 2912/3018 11012G18KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC006 TEMPO 2912/2914 2SM -RA BR OVC004 FM291400 11013G24KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 FM291800 14011G21KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC008 FM292200 21009KT P6SM VCSH SCT009 BKN012 FM300300 26007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 PROB30 3004/3009 4SM -DZ BR BKN015 FM300900 28010KT P6SM BKN012
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KCSG
43nm SW | 291136Z 2912/3012 12008KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC004 TEMPO 2913/2914 4SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM291400 14012G22KT 5SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC012 FM291700 16011G21KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT012 OVC025 FM292000 24011G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM300100 25008KT P6SM SCT035 SCT080 FM300600 24006KT P6SM BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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