Coates Airport (79GA) Information

Fort Gaines, GA

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:	79GA
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	085-00-59.7380W/31-29-28.6170N -85.016594/31.491283 (Estimated)
Elevation:	310 ft / 94.49 m (Estimated)
Land:	0 acres
From nearest city:	7 nautical miles S of Fort Gaines, GA
Location:	Clay County, GA
Magnetic Variation:	01W (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Privately owned
Owner:	Coates Flying Service Inc
Address:	10 Mt. Calvary Rd. Fort Gaines, GA 39851
Phone number:	229-768-3181
Manager:	Richard Coates
Address:	10 Mt. Calvary Rd. Fort Gaines, GA 39851
Phone number:	229-768-2414

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Private
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	No
Sectional chart:	New Orleans
Region:	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC:	ZJX - Jacksonville
Tie-in FSS:	MCN - Macon
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimension:	1700 x 90 ft / 518.2 x 27.4 m
Surface:	TURF,

	Runway 17	Runway 35
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Obstruction:	30 ft plines

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
IWJ	NDB	Blaak		344.00	03W	10.3 nm
HYE	NDB	Hanchey		221.00	00E	33.3 nm
AB	NDB	Putny		227.00	02W	38.0 nm
LOR	NDB	Lowe		269.00	03W	38.1 nm
SMY	NDB	Soyya		329.00	02W	38.8 nm
LYZ	NDB	Willis		359.00	01W	40.1 nm
CXU	NDB	Camilla		369.00	02W	43.3 nm
OZ	NDB	Ruckr		212.00	00E	44.0 nm
AWS	NDB	Lawson		335.00	02W	48.2 nm
BKK	NDB	Tri County		275.00	02W	48.8 nm
HEY	VOR	Hanchey		110.60	02E	33.4 nm
EDN	VOR	Enterprise		116.60	03W	47.0 nm
FYL	VOR	Tri County		108.40	08W	49.5 nm
OZR	VOR/DME	Cairns	049X	111.20	02E	38.8 nm
RRS	VORTAC	Wiregrass	053X	111.60	02E	24.6 nm
EUF	VORTAC	Eufaula	029X	109.20	02E	28.2 nm
PZD	VORTAC	Pecan	108X	116.10	02W	38.3 nm
MAI	VORTAC	Marianna	087X	114.00	00E	42.7 nm

Remarks

VFR WX CONDS; PVT USE ONLY.