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KABY · Southwest Georgia Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KABY FAA ABY Elev 197 ft Lat 31° 31.98' N Lon 84° 11.77' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,601 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 042° 6,601 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
23 222° 6,601 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
17 162° 5,200 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
35 342° 5,200 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%

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).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 133.050
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 120.250
  • CTAF CTAF 120.250
  • CNTR JACKSONVILLE CNTR 125.750
  • RDO MACON RDO 122.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB AB

    Putny

    0.23 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC PZD

    Pecan

    116.10 MHz · DME 116.10 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 05–23: H6601X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–225, 2D–431, 2D/2D…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 23: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´. RVR–R Antenna. RWY…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1000–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1000–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–6601 TODA–6601 ASDA–6601 LDA–6601 RWY 23: TORA–6601 TODA–6601 ASDA–6601 LDA–6601
  • ·REIL Rwy 17 and 23; VASI Rwy 17 and 35 opr drg twr hrs.
  • ·Rwy 05 PAPI unusbl byd 8 degs right of cntrln.
  • ·Nmrs birds on and wi 5 NM of arpt Sep–Feb.
  • ·Personnel and eqpt mowing grass adj to all rwys and twys Apr 1–Oct 30th.
  • ·A: Fuel avbl aft hrs call 229–434–8787.
  • ·Clsd to unsked acr opns with more than 30 psgr seats exc PPR call amgr 229–302–1500.
  • ·Acft byd 3 NM and blo 2000 FT on apch to Rwy 17 brg 325º–040º from arpt not vsb fm ATCT due to trees.
  • ·Acft gtr than 350,000 lbs GWT are rstrd fm using Rwy 05–23 exc 24 hr PPR call amgr 229–302–1500.
  • ·Twy H south of cargo ramp OTS indef.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 229-302-1500
  • ·CTAF 120.25 ATIS 133.05 UNICOM 122.95 ALBANY RCO 122.6 (MACON RADIO) ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.75 ALBANY TOWER 120.25 (1300–0100Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0100Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·PECAN (H) (DH) VORW/DME 116.1 PZD Chan 108 N31º39.31´ W84º17.59´ 147º 8.8 NM to fld. 292/2W.
  • ·DME unusable: 220º–360º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ ILS/DME 108.5 I–ABY Chan 22 Rwy 05.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 24º left and r of course.
  • ·Autopilot cpd apch NA blw 785´ MSL.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: CTAF freq 120.25 unrel for gnd to gnd two way com use ctn on CTAF.
  • ·ALBANY N31º32.13´ W84º11.67´ RCO 122.6 (MACON RADIO) JACKSONVILLE H–9B, 12F, L–18J IAP, AD JACKSONVILLE L–18J SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · ABY

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 56,480 ops in 1992

2024 total

15,344

10-yr total

173,660

2024 mix

AC/AT 12% · GA 62% · Mil 26%

Events / million ops

11.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.29

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-08-18 THRUSH AIRCRAFT LLC S2R-T660 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-01-30 BROOK AARON D LANCAIR IV P · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-10-06 Beech 58 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1990-03-09 North American T-6 G · Other · day →
1989-08-02 Beech 70 · Engine failure · day →
1987-01-15 Piper PA-28-181 · Other · IMC · night →

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
Luke Closson Quitman GA 56 nm
John Doy Jeffers Perry GA 61 nm
Robert Turner Tallahassee FL 65 nm
Adam Stuart Reid Eastman GA 66 nm
Ronald Adam Holloway Cochran GA 67 nm
Harvey John Schwab Daleville AL 79 nm
Kevin Harper Thomaston GA 82 nm
Darwin Delano Floyd Enterprise AL 85 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Enterprise AL 85 nm
Jeffrey Lee Farmer Auburn AL 92 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
Franklin Perry Cawthon Albany GA 3 nm
Frank Faison Middleton Iii Albany GA 3 nm
Miranda Ross Silsby Albany GA 3 nm
Angelo Antonio Grassi Albany GA 3 nm
David Joseph Moore Jr Leesburg GA 12 nm
Allen Scott Gatlin Leesburg GA 12 nm
Milton Fletcher Foster Dawson GA 19 nm
Garrett Phillips Gaines Dawson GA 19 nm
Thomas Herschel Rainey Bronwood GA 20 nm
Nathan Gene Tye Smithville GA 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
William John Dunwoody Albany GA 3 nm
Von Eugene Ives Albany GA 3 nm
Derryl Oliver Johnson Albany GA 3 nm
Toby James Johnson Albany GA 3 nm
Bobby Brown O'Neill Albany GA 3 nm
James William Pullum Albany GA 3 nm
Paul Edward Hall Albany GA 3 nm
Mark Lewis Luke Albany GA 3 nm
Damon Christopher Beck Albany GA 3 nm
John Thomas Topper Albany GA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 102 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 109 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 111 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 111 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 112 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 117 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 135 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 145 nm
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 146 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 148 nm

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