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79GA Coates Airport
Fort Gaines, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 79GA
Lat/Long: 31-29-28.6170N 085-00-59.7380W
31-29.476950N 085-00.995633W
31.4912825,-85.0165939
(estimated)
Elevation: 310 ft. / 94 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1990)
From city: 7 miles S of FORT GAINES, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31751

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1992
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at BIJ (8 nm SE): 118.475 (229-723-5511)
WX AWOS-3PT at HDL (17 nm SW): 119.575 (334-693-0508)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RRSr058/24.6WIREGRASS VORTAC111.6002E
EUFr166/28.1EUFAULA VORTAC109.2002E
HEYr081/(33.3)HANCHEY VOR110.6003W
PZDr257/38.3PECAN VOR/DME116.1002W
OZRr073/38.7CAIRNS VOR/DME111.2003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LOWE081/38.026903WLOR .-.. --- .-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 1700 x 90 ft. / 518 x 27 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. plinesnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: COATES FLYING SERVICE INC
10 MT. CALVARY RD.
FORT GAINES, GA 39851
Phone 229-768-3181
Manager: RICHARD COATES
10 MT. CALVARY RD.
FORT GAINES, GA 39851
Phone 229-768-2414

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CAIRNS APCH AT 334-255-8402 OR 334-255-8460, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 79GA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBIJ - Early County Airport (8 nm SE)
KHDL - Headland Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (24 nm SW)
KEUF - Weedon Field Airport (28 nm N)
17J - Donalsonville Municipal Airport (30 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4211:42
Sunrise07:0712:07
Sunset17:4222:42
Evening civil twilight18:0723:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Nov-2024 01:15:05
Local (UTC-5)  12-Nov-2024 20:15:05
 
METAR
KBIJ 
8nm SE 		130055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN120 21/18 A3002 RMK AO2
TAF
KDHN 
25nm SW 		121727Z 1218/1318 04005KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050 BKN100 FM122100 06007KT P6SM BKN050 FM131100 10010KT P6SM BKN030
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