St Simons Island Airport

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METAR: METAR KSSI 050815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 BKN110 14/14 A3002 RMK AO2

TAF: TAF KSSI 050530Z 0506/0606 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 OVC100 FM051500 24008KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM051800 28010KT 6SM -SHRA OVC012 FM052100 34008KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM060100 35004KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC003

Reporting Station: KSSI (0.1 NM at True Heading of 31)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1016.7
Temperature: 14 C (57.2 F)
Dewpoint: 14 C (57.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 31-09-07.0790N (31.151966)
Longitude: 
 081-23-27.8150W (-81.39106)
Elevation: 
 18.9 feet MSL (6 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 7.2 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. N of St. Simons Island, Georgia
Found On: 
 Jacksonville Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

KSSI Airport web site
Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ROBERT BURR
295 AVIATION PARKWAY, SUITE 205
BRUNSWICK, GA 31525
912-265-2070		 GLYNN COUNTY - GLYNN CO. ARPT COMM.
295 AVIATION PARKWAY, SUITE 205
BRUNSWICK, GA 31525
(912) 265-2070

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-2000
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1019 feet (311 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 SSI
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  123.050
Unicom:  123.050
AWOS-3PT:  120.025 (912-602-0972)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC (ZJX) ON FREQS 126.75/277.4 (BRUNSWICK RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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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


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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 SE-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 SE-4
IAP VOR RWY 04 SE-4
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-4
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KSSI

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
7.5 Brunswick Golden Isles Airport
(BQK KBQK BQK)		 329 336 100LL, Jet A
32.6 Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport
(KFHB FHB)		 186 193 100LL, Jet A
34.9 Jesup-Wayne County Airport
(KJES JES)		 313 320 100LL, Jet A+
38.5 Hilliard Airpark Airport
(01J)		 223 230 100LL
42.3 Jacksonville International Airport
(JAX KJAX JAX)		 201 208 100LL, Jet A
49.3 Jacksonville Exec At Craig Airport
(CRG KCRG CRG)		 187 194 100LL, Jet A
56.6 Herlong Recreational Airport
(KHEG HEG)		 202 209 100LL, Jet A
59.3 Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
(SAV KSAV SAV)		 9 16 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, Jet A++
61.4 Cecil Airport
(NZC KVQQ VQQ)		 204 211 100LL, Jet A-1+
71.6 Northeast Florida Regional Airport
(UST KSGJ SGJ)		 177 184 100LL, Jet A
73.5 Hilton Head Airport
(HHH KHXD HXD)		 28 36 100LL, Jet A
77.8 Douglas Municipal Airport
(KDQH DQH)		 284 290 100LL, Jet A+
77.9 Hazlehurst Airport
(KAZE AZE)		 304 311 100LL, Jet A+
80.0 Vidalia Regional Airport
(VDI KVDI VDI)		 321 328 100LL, Jet A+
83.2 Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport
(3J1)		 14 22 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
84.4 Lake City Gateway Airport
(LCQ KLCQ LCQ)		 226 232 100LL, Jet A
84.9 Beaufort Exec Airport
(KARW ARW)		 26 34 100LL, Jet A
85.5 Keystone Heights Airport
(42J)		 203 210 100LL, Jet A+
90.2 Plantation Airpark Airport
(KJYL JYL)		 353 360 100LL, Jet A+
91.0 Palatka Municipal/Lt Kay Larkin Field Airport
(28J)		 189 196 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-10 PREF NOISE-ABATEMENT ARRIVAL FOR HEL TFC IS A STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 34 THEN A MID-FIELD TURN TO LDG. ALL WHEELED HEL GND TAXI TO FINAL PRKG.
A110-11 ADDITIONAL APT SAFETY BULLETINS POSTED AT WWW.FLYGCAIRPORTS.COM/SAFETY.
A110-12 FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
A110-13 FBO SVCS AVBL ON 130.65.
A110-14 TRG FLTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES ARPT LCTD 7 NM NW OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND ARPT FOR OPS.
A110-2 USE CTN DUE TO CONGESTED ASP WITH TURBINE, NONTURBINE, AND TRNG ACFT. BQK LOCATED 7NM NW. JEKYLL ISLAND AP 09J LOCATED 4NM S USING SAME CTAF FREQ 123.05.
A110-3 RWY 22 PREF FOR LIGHT AND VRB WINDS OR CROSSWINDS.
A110-5 ALL VFR ACFT ADHERE TO STD LH TFC PAT.
A110-6 ACFT DEPARTING RWY 34 USE EXTRM CTN- APCH END OF RWY 04 NOT VSB FROM APCH END OF RWY 34.
A110-7 ALL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, INCLUDING ACFT FLYING INST APPROACHES, ARE REQSTD TO RPRT 10 MILES FROM THE AP, INTNS AND PSN REPORTS TO -ST SIMONS- CTAF 123.05.
A110-8 PPR FOR SVC AND FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 912-638-8617.
A110-9 ADJ RESIDENTIAL AREA TO THE SE AND SSW OF RWY 16/34 EXTREMELY NOISE SENSITIVE.
A57-04 APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THR; 26 FT TREES 650 FT OUT AND 300 FT RIGHT.
A57-22 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
A58-04 +6 FT FENCE, +32 FT POWER POLE, +12 FT BUSH 75-200 FT FROM END OF RWY 228-250 FT LEFT.
A58-22 6 FT FENCE 190 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 140 FT FROM E.O.R.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 04; HIRL RWY 04/22 & 16/34 - CTAF.
E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 04/22
16/34
Longest Runway: 04/22 is 5584 ft (1702 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KSSI Airport Runway Details

Runway 04/22  5584 ft x 100 ft (1702 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 02/20/2019
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  38 /F/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  45.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  60.0

Runway 04

Runway 22
Elevation: 
 10.3 16.1
Latitude: 
 31-08-44.5482N 31-09-29.1938N
Longitude: 
 081-23-56.2110W 081-23-18.3333W
Runway True Alignment: 
 036 216
Glide Path Angle: 
 4.0 degrees 4.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 ROAD BLDG
Object Height: 
 15 21
Distance from End: 
 215 232
Object Centerline Offset: 
 256 ft. left of centerline 251 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 57 54
Threshold Elevation: 
 12.0 17.4
Displaced Threshold: 
 782 911
Threshold Latitude: 
 31-08-50.8047N 31-09-21.9109N

Threshold Longitude: 

 081-23-50.9048W 081-23-24.5122W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
 5580 5580
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
 5580 5580
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
 5580 5580
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
 4798 4671

Runway 16/34  3313 ft x 75 ft (1010 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 10/30/2014
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  14.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0

Runway 16

Runway 34
Elevation: 
 18.0 11.9
Latitude: 
 31-09-22.1820N 31-08-52.6743N
Longitude: 
 081-23-20.1926W 081-23-03.5584W
Runway True Alignment: 
 154 334
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.2 degrees 3.8 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREES TREES
Object Height: 
 30 47
Distance from End: 
 740 845
Object Centerline Offset: 
 256 ft. left of centerline 251 ft. right 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: 
 46 55

Services

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

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