Cochran Airport

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FAA: 48A

METAR: K48A 230955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/05 A3020 RMK AO2 T00510047

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: K48A (0.1 NM at True Heading of 183)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1022.8
Temperature: 5.1 C (41.18 F)
Dewpoint: 4.7 C (40.46 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 32-24-02.3690N (32.400658)
Longitude: 
 083-16-42.2630W (-83.278406)
Elevation: 
 377.4 feet MSL (115 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.1 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. E of Cochran, Georgia
Found On: 
 Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JIM WASHBURN
829 GA HWY 126
COCHRAN, GA 31014
478-291-6582		 CITY OF COCHRAN
CITY HALL, PO BOX 8
COCHRAN, GA 31014
478-934-6346

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/1941
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-SAT/0800-1200
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1377 feet (420 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 MCN
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:  17
Multi Engine:  4

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2022)

Total Operations:  14000
GA Local:  11500 82.1%
GA Itinerant:  2100 15.0%
Military Aircraft:  400 2.9%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  ATLANTA
124.2
124.2
124.2
ATLANTA ARTCC
Departure:  ATLANTA
124.2
124.2
124.2
ATLANTA ARTCC
AWOS-3PT:  120.975 (478-271-5897)

  • ATLANTA LARGE TRACON PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0615-2300 ON FREQ 124.2/279.6; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 2300-0615 ON FREQS 134.5/360.75 (MACON RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 912
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Cochran Air Service, Inc.
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 122.8 934-2137 100LL
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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

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) RWY 11 SE-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 SE-4
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-4
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-4
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 48A

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
0.0 Cochran Airport
(48A)		 0 6 100LL
13.4 Heart Of Georgia Regional Airport
(KEZM EZM)		 145 151 100LL, Jet A+
17.8 W H 'Bud' Barron Airport
(DBN KDBN DBN)		 56 62 100LL, Jet A+
25.6 Perry-Houston County Airport
(KPXE PXE)		 285 291 100LL, Jet A+
25.7 Middle Georgia Regional Airport
(MCN KMCN MCN)		 313 319 100LL, Jet A
29.0 Macon Downtown Airport
(MAC KMAC MAC)		 330 336 100LL, Jet A+
35.3 Crisp County-Cordele Airport
(CKF KCKF CKF)		 225 231 100LL, Jet A+
43.0 Fitzgerald Municipal Airport
(KFZG FZG)		 179 185 100LL, Jet A
44.5 Hazlehurst Airport
(KAZE AZE)		 133 139 100LL, Jet A+
45.3 Baldwin County Regional Airport
(MLJ KMLJ MLJ)		 2 8 100LL, Jet A+
47.6 East Georgia Regional Airport
(KSBO SBO)		 74 81 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
47.7 Vidalia Regional Airport
(VDI KVDI VDI)		 104 111 100LL, Jet A+
49.4 Jimmy Carter Regional Airport
(KACJ ACJ)		 249 255 100LL, Jet A
57.2 Louisville Municipal Airport
(2J3)		 51 58 100LL, Jet A+
59.2 Henry Tift Myers Airport
(TMA KTMA TMA)		 190 196 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
59.4 Douglas Municipal Airport
(KDQH DQH)		 158 164 100LL, Jet A+
59.5 Sylvester Airport
(SYV KSYV SYV)		 211 217 100LL
59.9 Thomaston-Upson County Airport
(KOPN OPN)		 304 310 100LL, Jet A+
69.8 Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
(ABY KABY ABY)		 222 227 100LL, Jet A
70.1 Dawson Municipal Airport
(16J)		 236 241 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 NON STD TURNAROUNDS, INADEQUATE SEPARATION RUNWAY 05/23.
A110-2 FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6132, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A16 ALT PHONE 478-230-7843
A30-05/23 RWY 5/23 IS DAYLIGHT USE ONLY.
A33-05/23 RWY 05/23 PAVEMENT IN POOR COND.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL 24HR FUEL SELF SERV W/MAJOR CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT MIRL RWY 11/29 PRESET LOW DAWN-0800, DUSK-2100; TO ACTVT OR INCRS INTST - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 05/23
11/29
Longest Runway: 11/29 is 4400 ft (1341 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

48A Airport Runway Details

Runway 05/23  3202 ft x 50 ft (976 m x 15 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/06/2021
Surface:  Asphalt - Poor condition - No special surface treatment

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  25.0

Runway 05

Runway 23
Elevation: 
 324.2 332.5
Latitude: 
 32-23-46.6984N 32-24-08.6521N
Longitude: 
 083-16-46.7813W 083-16-19.8595W
Runway True Alignment: 
 046 226
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREES TREES
Object Height: 
 44 40
Distance from End: 
 720 1143
Object Centerline Offset: 
 88 ft. right of centerline 27 ft. left of centerline
Threshold Elevation: 
 333.9
Displaced Threshold: 
 140
Threshold Latitude: 
 32-24-07.6951N

Threshold Longitude: 

 083-16-21.0426W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
 3202
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
 3202
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
 3202
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
 3062

Runway 11/29  4400 ft x 75 ft (1341 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/06/2021
Surface:  Asphalt - Poor condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 11

Runway 29
Elevation: 
 377.4 333.6
Latitude: 
 32-24-11.0659N 32-24-00.5011N
Longitude: 
 083-17-13.6625W 083-16-23.8774W
Runway True Alignment: 
 104 284
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.2 degrees 3.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREES TREES
Object Height: 
 67 68
Distance from End: 
 1359 2363
Object Centerline Offset: 
 88 ft. right of centerline 27 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: 
 45 40

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Minor
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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