Etowah Bend Gliderport

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FAA: 8GA7

Location

Latitude: 
 34-12-07.3430N (34.20204)
Longitude: 
 084-58-37.7990W (-84.977166)
Elevation: 
 620.0 feet MSL (189 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 5.2 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. SW of Kingston, Georgia
Found On: 
 Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JAMES W. KARLOVICH
P.O. BOX 340
KINGSTON, GA 30145
770-336-9900		 JAMES W. KARLOVICH
P.O. BOX 340
KINGSTON, GA 30145
770-336-9900

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Gliderport
Activation Date: 
 02/1981
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1620 feet (494 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  6
Multi Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  1
Gliders:  4
Ultralights:  3

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 404
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Macon(MCN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 8GA7

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    7.9 Cartersville Airport
    (KVPC VPC)    		 126 131 100LL, Jet A+
    12.7 Richard B Russell Regional - J H Towers Field Airport
    (RMG KRMG RMG)    		 314 319 100LL, Jet A+
    13.8 Polk County/Cornelius Moore Field Airport
    (4A4)    		 217 222 100LL, Jet A
    15.3 Tom B David Field Airport
    (KCZL CZL)    		 7 12 100LL, Jet A+
    22.0 Cobb County International/Mccollum Field Airport
    (KRYY RYY)    		 120 125 100LL, Jet A+
    28.3 Cherokee County Regional Airport
    (KCNI CNI)    		 76 82 100LL, Jet A+
    29.9 Pickens County Airport
    (KJZP JZP)    		 59 65 100LL, Jet A+
    31.7 Dalton Municipal Airport
    (DNN KDNN DNN)    		 9 14 100LL, Jet A+
    34.0 Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field Airport
    (FTY KFTY FTY)    		 138 143 100LL, Jet A+
    35.3 West Georgia Regional - O V Gray Field Airport
    (KCTJ CTJ)    		 194 199 100LL, Jet A+
    38.9 Dekalb-Peachtree Airport
    (PDK KPDK PDK)    		 120 126 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    43.6 Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport
    (ATL KATL ATL)    		 140 146 100, 100LL, Jet A
    50.6 Collegedale Municipal Airport
    (KFGU FGU)    		 357 362 100LL, Jet A
    51.2 Lovell Field Airport
    (CHA KCHA CHA)    		 347 352 100LL, Jet A
    52.2 Gwinnett County/Briscoe Field Airport
    (KLZU LZU)    		 104 110 100LL, Jet A+
    54.4 Newnan Coweta County Airport
    (KCCO CCO)    		 168 173 100LL, Jet A+
    54.5 Atlanta Regional Falcon Field Airport
    (KFFC FFC)    		 158 163 100LL, Jet A+
    56.4 Berry Hill Airport
    (7GA7)    		 134 140 100LL
    56.9 Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
    (GAD KGAD GAD)    		 256 260 100LL, Jet A-1+
    57.0 Lee Gilmer Meml Airport
    (GVL KGVL GVL)    		 85 91 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 APT HAS GLIDER AND ULTRALIGHT OPS.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
    E111 VFR; PRIVATE USE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 3800 ft (1158 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    8GA7 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 17/35  3800 ft x 60 ft (1158 m x 18 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 17

    Runway 35
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right Right
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES
    Distance from End: 
    		 300

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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