FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1A5 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-13-20.3239N 083-25-11.9878W
35-13.338732N 083-25.199797W
35.2223122,-83.4199966
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2034 ft. / 620 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of FRANKLIN, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28734 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1830
AFLD SVC AVBL 0800-1830 EXCLD HOL. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2814 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 ON DUSK - DAWN. TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN LCTD 3/4 MILE SE OF ARPT. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.225 (828-349-3156) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 24A (12 nm NE): | 118.9 (828-631-3389) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 134.8/379.95 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ODFr349/32.2 | | FOOTHILLS VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| SOTr212/38.5 | | SNOWBIRD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:100LL AND JET A 24 HR SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 35-13.188098N | | 35-13.489365N |
| Longitude: | 083-25.667382W | | 083-24.732212W |
| Elevation: | 2033.4 ft. | | 2009.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 069 true | | 254 magnetic, 249 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RWY 7 OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RWY 25 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 89 ft. trees, 2398 ft. from runway, 33 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
6 FT HILL 0-200 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AND 29 FT TREES 56 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 227 FT LEFT. | | 12 ft. trees, 215 ft. from runway, 46 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
RWY 25 8 FT FENCE 159 FT FM END OF THR OFFSET 134 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 10 FT BRUSH 0 TO 200 FT FM THR OFFSET 168 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MACON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734
Phone 828-524-7121 |
| Manager: | SABRINA CRONE
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734-1513
Phone 828-524-5529 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -12C. |
| - | RPDLY RSG TRRN ALL QUADS. |
| - | RWY 25 HAS A 15 FT DROP-OFF 350 FT FM THR L & R. |
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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (326KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
24A - Jackson County Airport (12 nm NE)
KRHP - Western Carolina Regional Airport (22 nm W)
KDZJ - Blairsville Airport (36 nm SW)
KTOC - Toccoa Airport-RG Letourneau Field (38 nm S)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (38 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Phillips
looking southwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 22:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Jan-2025 19:40:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Jan-2025 14:40:56 |
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| METAR |
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| K1A5 | 131910Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A3014 RMK AO2 T00701018
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K24A
12nm NE | 131910Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC028 03/M04 A3010 RMK AO2 T00331037
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KTYS
45nm NW | 131721Z 1318/1418 27006KT P6SM BKN035 FM140200 28004KT P6SM SKC FM141500 24007KT P6SM FEW250
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KAVL
45nm E | 131730Z 1318/1418 34008KT P6SM FEW035 FM140900 34010G20KT P6SM SKC
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