Coates Airport

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Fort Gaines Weather

Location

Latitude: 
31-29-28.6170N (31.491283)
Longitude: 
085-00-59.7380W (-85.016594)
Elevation: 
310.0 feet MSL (94 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
4.9 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
07 N.M. S of Fort Gaines, Georgia
Found On: 
New Orleans Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
RICHARD COATES
10 MT. CALVARY RD.
FORT GAINES, GA 39851
229-768-2414
COATES FLYING SERVICE INC
10 MT. CALVARY RD.
FORT GAINES, GA 39851
229-768-3181

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
02/1992
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZJX (Jacksonville)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZJX (Jacksonville)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1310 feet (399 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  3

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 912

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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 79GA

    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
    24.4 Dothan Regional Airport
    (DHN KDHN DHN)
    245 250 100LL, Jet A
    28.2 Weedon Field Airport
    (EUF KEUF EUF)
    348 353 100LL, Jet A+
    31.1 Ozark/Blackwell Field Airport
    (71J)
    263 268 100LL, Jet A
    34.1 Dawson Municipal Airport
    (16J)
    63 68 100LL
    36.4 Old Chipley Helo Heliport
    (31AL)
    227 232 100LL
    36.8 Decatur County Industrial Air Park Airport
    (BGE KBGE BGE)
    147 152 100LL, Jet A+
    40.1 Marianna Municipal Airport
    (KMAI MAI)
    192 197 100LL, Jet A
    42.1 Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
    (ABY KABY ABY)
    86 91 100LL, Jet A
    43.4 Camilla-Mitchell County Airport
    (KCXU CXU)
    112 117 100LL, Jet A+
    46.7 Enterprise Municipal Airport
    (ETS KEDN EDN)
    255 259 100LL, Jet A+
    51.0 Geneva Municipal Airport
    (33J)
    239 243 100LL
    55.2 Carl Folsom Airport
    (14J)
    265 269 100LL
    56.2 Jimmy Carter Regional Airport
    (KACJ ACJ)
    48 54 100LL, Jet A
    57.2 Cairo-Grady County Airport
    (70J)
    129 134 100LL
    57.5 Sylvester Airport
    (SYV KSYV SYV)
    85 91 100LL
    65.6 Tallahassee Commercial Airport
    (68J)
    149 154 100LL
    66.8 Moultrie Municipal Airport
    (MGR KMGR MGR)
    111 117 100LL, Jet A+
    67.2 Moton Field Municipal Airport
    (06A)
    330 335 100LL, Jet A+
    68.2 Thomasville Regional Airport
    (TVI KTVI TVI)
    120 126 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    70.1 Crisp County-Cordele Airport
    (CKF KCKF CKF)
    64 70 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CAIRNS APCH AT 334-255-8402 OR 334-255-8460, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
    E111 VFR WX CONDS; PVT USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 1700 ft (518 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    79GA Airport Runway Details

    Runway 17/35  1700 ft x 90 ft (518 m x 27 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 17

    Runway 35

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    PLINES
    Object Height: 
    30

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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    79GA Diagram


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