Athens/Ben Epps Airport

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Athens Weather (°F)

METAR: KAHN 172251Z 24006KT 10SM BKN120 18/08 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP081 T01830078

TAF: KAHN 172142Z 1722/1818 26008G15KT P6SM BKN120 FM172300 26008KT P6SM SCT035 OVC060 FM180400 28005KT P6SM SCT080 FM181300 30006KT P6SM BKN120 FM181500 30010G20KT P6SM BKN120

Reporting Station: KAHN (0.1 NM at True Heading of 232)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1008.5
Temperature: 18.3 C (64.94 F)
Dewpoint: 7.8 C (46.04 F)

Location

Latitude: 
33-56-55.1050N (33.94864)
Longitude: 
083-19-33.2910W (-83.325914)
Elevation: 
812.2 feet MSL (248 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
6.2 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. E of Athens, Georgia
Found On: 
Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MIKE MATTHEWS
1010 BEN EPPS DRIVE
ATHENS, GA 30605
706-613-3416
CLARKE COUNTY
PO BOX 448, CO COURTHOUSE
ATHENS, GA 30601
706-613-3420

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
07/1940
Control tower: 
Yes
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0600-2100
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1812 feet (552 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
AHN
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: 
Class IV
ARFF Index: A
Air Carrier Service: Not Scheduled
Certification Date: 02/1985

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  68
Multi Engine:  7
Jet Engine:  3
GA Helicopters:  1
Gliders:  1

Annual Operations (as of 04/30/2023)

Total Operations:  39471
Commercial:  50 0.1%
Air Taxi:  2444 6.2%
GA Local:  15595 39.5%
GA Itinerant:  20634 52.3%
Military Aircraft:  748 1.9%

Communications

CTAF:  126.300
Unicom:  122.950
Tower:  ATHENS
126.3
338.275
Hrs: 0800-2000
Clearance Del.:  121.8
Ground:  121.8
Approach:  ATLANTA
132.475 ;0615-2200
132.475 ;0615-2200
ATLANTA ARTCC
Departure:  ATLANTA
132.475 ;0615-2200
132.475 ;0615-2200
ATLANTA ARTCC
ASOS:  132.875 (706-613-7373)

  • APCH/DEP SVC AND CLNC DEL PRVDD BY ATLANTA TRACON (A80) ON FREQS 132.475/291.1 0615-2200; APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 134.8/379.95, 2200-0615 (FOOTHILLS RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 706

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Athens-Ben Epps Airport
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Unicom 122.95 613-3420 100LL, Jet A
Clark Flying Service
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353-3213
Colvin Aviation, Inc.
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769-8180, 548-0717
Georgia Flight
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543-4359
Sonny's Air Service
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549-9294
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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 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
APD AIRPORT DIAGRAM SE-4
IAP ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 SE-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 SE-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 SE-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 SE-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 SE-4
IAP VOR RWY 02 SE-4
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-4
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-4
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near AHN

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
17.1 Barrow County Airport
(WDR KWDR WDR)
276 282 100LL, Jet A+
18.0 Jackson County Airport
(KJCA JCA)
319 325 100LL, Jet A+
21.3 Madison Municipal Airport
(52A)
198 204 100LL
23.0 Greene County Regional Airport
(CPP)
155 161 100LL, Jet A+
26.8 Elbert County-Patz Field Airport
(KEBA EBA)
70 77 100LL
31.7 Lee Gilmer Meml Airport
(GVL KGVL GVL)
307 313 100LL, Jet A+
31.7 Gwinnett County/Briscoe Field Airport
(KLZU LZU)
273 279 100LL, Jet A+
32.2 Covington Municipal Airport
(KCVC CVC)
233 239 100LL, Jet A+
35.0 Habersham County Airport
(KAJR AJR)
340 346 100LL, Jet A+
38.7 Toccoa Rg Letourneau Field Airport
(TOC KTOC TOC)
2 8 100LL, Jet A+
44.8 Anderson Regional Airport
(AND KAND AND)
42 49 100LL, Jet A
47.5 Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport
(KHQU HQU)
121 128 100LL, Jet A+
47.9 Baldwin County Regional Airport
(MLJ KMLJ MLJ)
174 180 100LL, Jet A+
48.6 Oconee County Regional Airport
(CEU KCEU CEU)
26 33 100LL, Jet A
48.8 Dekalb-Peachtree Airport
(PDK KPDK PDK)
265 271 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
49.3 Berry Hill Airport
(7GA7)
240 246 100LL
58.0 Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport
(ATL KATL ATL)
251 257 100, 100LL, Jet A
58.7 Cherokee County Regional Airport
(KCNI CNI)
292 298 100LL, Jet A+
60.2 Pickens County Airport
(LQK KLQK LQK)
30 37 100LL, Jet A
60.4 Atlanta Speedway Airport
(HMP)
236 242 100LL, Jet A+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-3 NOISE SENSITIVE AREA S OF ARPT; CTC FBO FOR INFORMATION.
A110-6 CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HRS PPR CALL AMGR 706-613-3420.
A110-7 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131, WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A26 INDEX B ARFF EQPT IS AVBL.
A30-02/20 RWY 2/20 NOT AVBL FOR SKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS OR UNSKED ACR AT LEAST 31 PSGR SEATS.
A81-APT ACTVT MALSF RWY 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 20 - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. RWY 2 & 20 LGTS NOT AVBL WHEN ATCT IS CLSD.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 02/20
09/27
Longest Runway: 09/27 is 6122 ft (1866 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 27

AHN Airport Runway Details

Runway 02/20  3995 ft x 100 ft (1218 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 03/07/2010
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  7 /F/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  40.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  45.0

Runway 02

Runway 20

Elevation: 
774.6 803.3
Latitude: 
33-56-33.7767N 33-57-10.7230N
Longitude: 
083-19-29.5303W 083-19-12.6984W
Runway True Alignment: 
021 201
Glide Path Angle: 
3.8 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREES TREES
Object Height: 
72 63
Distance from End: 
1500 1475
Object Centerline Offset: 
150 ft. left of centerline 250 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
39 55

Runway 09/27  6122 ft x 100 ft (1866 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 02/02/2021
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  47 /F/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  65.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  125.0

Runway 09

Runway 27

Elevation: 
755.5 811.9
Latitude: 
33-56-56.0782N 33-56-57.8536N
Longitude: 
083-20-17.5537W 083-19-04.9208W
Runway True Alignment: 
088 268
ILS Type: 
LOC/GS
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object Centerline Offset: 
150 ft. left of centerline 250 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashers
REIL: 
No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
39 44

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A+
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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