FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | RMG |
Lat/Long: | 34-21-02.8000N 085-09-31.2000W 34-21.046667N 085-09.520000W 34.3507778,-85.1586667 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 644.1 ft. / 196.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (1985) |
From city: | 6 miles N of ROME, GA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 6006 x 150 ft. / 1831 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: | 34-20.565880N | | 34-21.552292N |
Longitude: | 085-09.567163W | | 085-09.464227W |
Elevation: | 632.3 ft. | | 624.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 005 true | | 187 magnetic, 185 true |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair 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: | 4495 x 100 ft. / 1370 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: | 34-20.903548N | | 34-21.157723N |
Longitude: | 085-09.945853W | | 085-09.106550W |
Elevation: | 644.1 ft. | | 626.0 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (242KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (209KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (214KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (159KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (509KB) |
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 13-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
Sunset | | 18:45 | | 23:45 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:11 | | 00:11 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 13-Mar-2025 16:22:25 |
Local (UTC-5) | 13-Mar-2025 11:22:25 |
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METAR |
KRMG | 131553Z AUTO 23007G15KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01890106
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KCZL 13nm NE | 131555Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2994 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KRYY 34nm SE | 131139Z 1312/1412 21003KT P6SM BKN250 FM131700 22005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM131800 22006KT P6SM VCSH SCT120 FM140000 20004KT P6SM FEW250
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KCHA 41nm N | 131120Z 1312/1412 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM131600 19006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM140000 00000KT P6SM FEW100 FM141000 00000KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250
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KMGE 41nm SE | 131300Z 1313/1419 VRB06KT 9999 SCT100 OVC200 QNH2991INS BECMG 1315/1316 24010KT 9999 SCT100 OVC150 QNH2992INS BECMG 1317/1318 23010KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 OVC050 QNH2990INS BECMG 1319/1320 23010KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB OVC050 QNH2988INS BECMG 1323/1324 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN050 QNH2991INS BECMG 1407/1408 VRB06KT 8000 BR SCT010 BKN020 QNH2990INS BECMG 1413/1414 VRB06KT 3200 BR BKN007 OVC015 QNH2992INS BECMG 1418/1419 16010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN020 QNH2992INS TX22/1320Z TN11/1313Z
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NOTAMs |
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