Thomaston-upson County Airport (OPN) - FAA Information
Thomaston, GA
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Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2008-06-05 |
| Airport Identifier: | OPN |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 084-15-50.8810W/32-57-18.0060N -84.264134/32.955002 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 798 ft / 243.23 m (Surveyed) |
| Land: | 248 acres |
| From nearest city: | 5 nautical miles NE of Thomaston, GA |
| Location: | Upson County, GA |
| Magnetic Variation: | 03W (1995) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Publicly owned |
| Owner: | City Of Thomaston |
| Address: | P O Box 672 Thomaston, GA 30286 |
| Phone number: | 706-647-6633 |
| Manager: | Mitch Ellerbee |
| Address: | 2347 Del Ray Road Thomaston, GA 30286 |
| Phone number: | 706-647-4500 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Open to public |
| Wind indicator: | Yes |
| Segmented Circle: | Yes |
| Control Tower: | No |
| Lighting Schedule: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MALSR RY 30 AND PAPI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-0000; AFTER 0000 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee charge: | No |
| Sectional chart: | Atlanta |
| Region: | ASO - Southern |
| Boundary ARTCC: | ZTL - Atlanta |
| Tie-in FSS: | MCN - Macon |
| FSS on Airport: | No |
| FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
| NOTAMs Facility: | OPN (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
| Federal Agreements: | NGY |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.800 |
| Unicom: | 122.800 |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LLA1+ |
| Airframe Repair: | MAJOR |
| Power Plant Repair: | MAJOR |
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Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimension: | 6351 x 100 ft / 1935.8 x 30.5 m |
| Surface: | ASPH, Good Condition |
| Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 20000 lbs. Dual wheel: 50000 lbs. |
| Edge Lights: | Medium |
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Runway 12 |
Runway 30 |
| Longitude: | 084-16-23.2840W | 084-15-18.3560W |
| Latitude: | 32-57-33.4500N | 32-57-02.5670N |
| Elevation: | 786.00 ft | 798.00 ft |
| Alignment: | 119 | 127 |
| ILS Type: | | ILS/DME
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| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
| Markings: | Precision instrument, Good Condition | Precision instrument, Good Condition |
| Crossing Height: | 27.00 ft | 27.00 ft |
| Displaced threshold: | 650.00 ft | 0.00 ft |
| VASI: | 2-light PAPI on left side | 2-light PAPI on left side |
| Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 3.00° |
| Approach lights: | | MALSR |
| Obstruction: | 38 ft trees, 200.0 ft from runway, 276 ft right of centerline APPROACH TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD BLOCKED BY 30 FT TREES 240 FT LEFT AT DISPLACED THRESHOLD. 40 FT TREES 276 FT LEFT AT THRESHOLD, AND FENCE AND ROAD 198 FT RIGHT AT THRESHOLD. | 45 ft trees, 821.0 ft from runway, 570 ft left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear 11:1 APPROACH TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD, 47 FT TREES 517 FT FM DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND 580 FT LEFT. |
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| OP | NDB | Yates | | 339.00 | 03W | 4.4 nm |
| JHH | NDB | Griffin | | 412.00 | 04W | 13.9 nm |
| FF | NDB | Pecat | | 316.00 | 02W | 23.6 nm |
| EQQ | NDB | Coweta County | | 234.00 | 03W | 29.0 nm |
| PIM | NDB | Pine Mountain | | 272.00 | 03W | 31.4 nm |
| IZS | NDB | Montezuma | | 426.00 | 04W | 37.6 nm |
| BEP | NDB | Bay Creek | | 350.00 | 03W | 39.1 nm |
| BR | NDB | Redan | | 266.00 | 02W | 41.6 nm |
| VOF | NDB | Alcovy | | 370.00 | 03W | 47.2 nm |
| LKG | NDB | Lindbergh | | 242.00 | 03W | 47.6 nm |
| MCN | VORTAC | Macon | 089X | 114.20 | 01E | 35.0 nm |
| ATL | VORTAC | Atlanta | 116X | 116.90 | 00W | 41.4 nm |
| CSG | VORTAC | Columbus | 118X | 117.10 | 01E | 43.2 nm |
| LGC | VORTAC | Lagrange | 103X | 115.60 | 01E | 47.8 nm |
| ATL | VOT | Atlanta Muni | | 111.00 | | 43.0 nm |
Remarks
- GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS.
- PRVDD VFR
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