79GA
Coates Airport
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Location Information for 79GA
Coordinates: N31°29.48' / W85°1.00'
Located 07 miles S of Fort Gaines, Georgia. View all Airports in Georgia.
Estimated Elevation is 310 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:February 1992
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:JACKSONVILLE
F.S.S.:MACON
Sectional Chart:NEW ORLEANS
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
VFR WX CONDS; PVT USE ONLY.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
AWOS-3PT at BIJ (8.4 SE):118.475 229-723-5511
AWOS-3PT at HDL (16.9 SW):119.575 334-693-0508
ASOS at DHN (24.2 SW): 334-983-5999
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT RRS WIREGRASS 111.60 057°24.6
VOD EUF EUFAULA 109.20 165°28.1
VOR HEY HANCHEY 110.60 080°33.4
VOD PZD PECAN 116.10 257°38.4
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD LYZ WILLIS 359 140°40.1
VOD BVG BOLL WEEVIL 352 259°50.4
VOD CYR CAIDY 338 129°57.0
VOD CS FENIX 355 358°57.5
Runway 17/35
Dimensions:1700 x 90 feet / 518 x 27 meters
Surface:Turf
Runway 17Runway 35
Obstacles: 30 ft Power Lines ft from runway
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:COATES FLYING SERVICE INC
10 MT. CALVARY RD.
FORT GAINES, GA 39851
229-768-3181
Manager:RICHARD COATES
10 MT. CALVARY RD.
FORT GAINES, GA 39851
229-768-2414
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC CAIRNS APCH AT 334-255-8402 OR 334-255-8460, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
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