Macon County Airport

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FAA: 1A5

Franklin Weather

METAR: K1A5 180635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3017 RMK AO2 T00830079

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: K1A5 (0.2 NM at True Heading of 83)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1021.8
Temperature: 8.3 C (46.94 F)
Dewpoint: 7.9 C (46.22 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 35-13-20.3239N (35.222312)
Longitude: 
 083-25-11.9878W (-83.419996)
Elevation: 
 2034.0 feet MSL (620 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.3 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. NW of Franklin, North Carolina
Found On: 
 Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
SABRINA CRONE
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734-1513
828-524-5529		 MACON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1241 AIRPORT ROAD
FRANKLIN, NC 28734
828-524-7121

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1830
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 3034 feet (925 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 RDU
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  26
Multi Engine:  3
Jet Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of 07/27/2023)

Total Operations:  13650
Air Taxi:  600 4.4%
GA Local:  4800 35.2%
GA Itinerant:  8000 58.6%
Military Aircraft:  250 1.8%

Communications

CTAF:  123.050
Unicom:  123.050
AWOS-3:  118.225 (828-349-3156)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 134.8/379.95 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 828
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Mountain Air, Inc.
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 123.05 524-5529 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS)-A SE-2
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 1A5

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
11.8 Jackson County Airport
(24A)		 61 68 100LL
21.8 Western Carolina Regional Airport
(KRHP RHP)		 265 271 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
35.9 Blairsville Airport
(KDZJ DZJ)		 232 238 100LL, Jet A+
38.3 Toccoa Rg Letourneau Field Airport
(TOC KTOC TOC)		 170 176 100LL, Jet A+
38.5 Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
(GKT KGKT GKT)		 352 358 100LL, Jet A
42.2 Oconee County Regional Airport
(CEU KCEU CEU)		 141 148 100LL, Jet A
43.1 Pickens County Airport
(LQK KLQK LQK)		 124 131 100LL, Jet A
43.9 Habersham County Airport
(KAJR AJR)		 188 194 100LL, Jet A+
44.8 Asheville Regional Airport
(AVL KAVL AVL)		 73 80 100LL, Jet A
45.1 Mc Ghee Tyson Airport
(TYS KTYS TYS)		 321 327 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
48.6 Hendersonville Airport
(0A7)		 83 90 100LL
49.7 Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
(KDKX DKX)		 333 339 100LL, Jet A+
50.8 Monroe County Airport
(KMNV MNV)		 292 298 100LL, Jet A-1+
56.0 Anderson Regional Airport
(AND KAND AND)		 141 148 100LL, Jet A
56.9 Mcminn County Airport
(MMI KMMI MMI)		 281 287 100LL, Jet A+
57.2 Greenville Downtown Airport
(GMU KGMU GMU)		 112 119 100LL, Jet A
57.5 Moore-Murrell Airport
(MOR KMOR MOR)		 2 9 100LL, Jet A
58.4 Donaldson Field Airport
(GDC KGYH GYH)		 118 125 100LL, Jet A
60.5 Lee Gilmer Meml Airport
(GVL KGVL GVL)		 199 205 100LL, Jet A+
62.2 Greenville Spartanburg International Airport
(GSP KGSP GSP)		 108 115 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-10 FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A110-11 COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -12C.
A110-2 RPDLY RSG TRRN ALL QUADS.
A110-4 RWY 25 HAS A 15 FT DROP-OFF 350 FT FM THR L & R.
A17 AFLD SVC AVBL 0800-1830 EXCLD HOL.
A43-07 PAPI RWY 7 OTS INDEFLY.
A43-25 PAPI RWY 25 OTS INDEFLY.
A58-07 6 FT HILL 0-200 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AND 29 FT TREES 56 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 227 FT LEFT.
A58-25 RWY 25 8 FT FENCE 159 FT FM END OF THR OFFSET 134 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 10 FT BRUSH 0 TO 200 FT FM THR OFFSET 168 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL 100LL AND JET A 24 HR SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD.
A80 ARPT BCN LCTD 3/4 MILE SE OF ARPT.
A81-APT PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 ON DUSK - DAWN. TO INCR INTST - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 07/25
Longest Runway: 07/25 is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

1A5 Airport Runway Details

Runway 07/25  5000 ft x 100 ft (1524 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 03/15/2012
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  60.0

Runway 07

Runway 25
Elevation: 
 2033.4 2009.5
Latitude: 
 35-13-11.2859N 35-13-29.3619N
Longitude: 
 083-25-40.0429W 083-24-43.9327W
Runway True Alignment: 
 069 249
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Right
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREES TREES
Object Height: 
 89 12
Distance from End: 
 2398 215
Object Centerline Offset: 
 33 ft. left of centerline 46 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 43 40

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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