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79GA · Coates Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID 79GA Elev 310 ft Lat 31° 29.48' N Lon 85° 1.02' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,700 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 — 1,700 ft 90 ft Turf No —
35 — 1,700 ft 90 ft Turf No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC CAIRNS APCH AT 334-255-8402 OR 334-255-8460, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
  • ·VFR WX CONDS; PVT USE ONLY.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-02-15 AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-12-01 Grumman-Schweizer G-164B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-06-14 Grumman G-164A · Other · day →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Harvey John Schwab Daleville AL 38 nm
Darwin Delano Floyd Enterprise AL 44 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Enterprise AL 44 nm
Jeffrey Lee Farmer Auburn AL 71 nm
Robert Turner Tallahassee FL 74 nm
Robert Burnet Montgomery AL 82 nm
Robert Gibson Minor Freeport FL 83 nm
Luke Closson Quitman GA 86 nm
Michele Lea Keilman Panama City FL 86 nm
John Doy Jeffers Perry GA 88 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Donald Raymond Scholl Abbeville AL 13 nm
Wylie Aaron Mathis Sr Newville AL 17 nm
William Kean Frank Headland AL 19 nm
Cassie Lynn Logan Headland AL 19 nm
Jim Richardson Jr Headland AL 19 nm
David Morrison Sherrill Headland AL 19 nm
Patrick Andrew Garrard Headland AL 19 nm
Kenneth Michael Quiller Headland AL 19 nm
Jeffrey Daniel Johnston Headland AL 19 nm
Mark Daniel Campbell Ashford AL 22 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Zachary Austin Scott Shorterville AL 5 nm
Daniel Sable Ingram Blakely GA 8 nm
James Vaughn Wilson Blakely GA 8 nm
David Obrian Houston Jr Blakely GA 8 nm
Brent Millard Scarborough Blakely GA 8 nm
Stanley Clarke Blakely GA 8 nm
Harold Beecher Taylor Fort Gaines GA 8 nm
Angela Denice Allen Fort Gaines GA 8 nm
Tony Ray Lewis Colombia AL 12 nm
Patrick Bryce Andrews Coleman GA 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 74 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 80 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 106 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 110 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 110 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 111 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 127 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 129 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 145 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 146 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.