FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 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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Photo taken 11-Sep-2012
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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 22-Oct-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:27 | | 11:27 |
Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 11:53 |
Sunset | | 18:57 | | 22:57 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:23 | | 23:23 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Oct-2025 10:03:48 |
Local (UTC-4) | 22-Oct-2025 06:03:48 |
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METAR |
KRMG | 220953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC002 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01330106 $
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KCZL 13nm NE | 220955Z AUTO VRB03KT OVC003 12/12 A3005 RMK AO2 PWINO
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TAF |
KRYY 34nm SE | 220742Z 2208/2306 27005KT P6SM SCT004 TEMPO 2208/2212 BKN004 FM221200 28004KT P6SM SKC FM221500 30009G18KT P6SM SKC FM230000 29004KT P6SM SKC
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KCHA 41nm N | 220538Z 2206/2306 00000KT 2SM BR SCT002 WS020/32030KT TEMPO 2206/2210 1/4SM FG VV002 FM221300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM221600 28009G17KT P6SM SKC FM230200 00000KT P6SM SKC
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KMGE 41nm SE | 212100Z 2121/2303 28012G18KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 BKN060 QNH2995INS TEMPO 2121/2123 8000 -SHRA SCT025 BKN030 BECMG 2200/2201 VRB05KT 9999 NSW FEW030 SCT100 QNH2998INS BECMG 2213/2214 30012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3004INS BECMG 2223/2224 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS TX22/2121Z TN09/2212Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2203 NEXT 2211
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NOTAMs |
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