KEZM · Heart of Georgia Regional Airport
ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,506 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 015° | 6,506 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.04% |
| 20 | 195° | 6,506 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.04% |
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 · 5 frequencies
- ATIS 119.425
- A/D ATLANTA APP/DEP 119.600
- GROUND 121.175
- TOWER/CTAF 124.550
- UNIC 122.950
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KEZM on LiveATC ↗
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 29 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; REIL Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 11 and 29; MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Watch for
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; REIL Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 11 and 29; MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (4)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 02; REIL Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 02; REIL Rwy 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20—CTAF
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Deer and otr wildlife invof arpt.
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 11 and 29; MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT PAPI Rwy 11 and 29; MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Deer on and invof arpt.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (29 sentences)
- ·220 GEORGIA EASTMAN HEART OF GEORGIA RGNL (EZM)(KEZM) 3 E UTC–5(–4DT) N32º12.98´ W83º07.72´ 303 B NOTAM FILE MCN MON Airport RWY 02–20: H6506X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–120 HIRL RWY 02: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
- ·Rotating bcn ops dusk–0500Z‡.
- ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–2300Z‡, Sun 1800–2200Z‡.
- ·Flt trng in area. 24 hr self–fueling with credit card.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 478-220-5091
- ·AWOS–3 119.425 (478) 374–9979.
- ·CTAF 124.55 ATIS 119.425 UNICOM 122.95 ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.575 TOWER 124.55 (Mon–Thu 1100–2000Z‡, Fri 1200–1600Z‡) GND CON 121.175 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
- ·CLASS D svc Mon–Thu 1100–2000Z‡, Fri 1200–1600Z‡; other times CLASS G.
- ·VIENNA (VL) (L) VORTAC 116.5 VNA Chan 112 N32º12.81´ W83º29.84´ 088º 18.8 NM to fld. 300/1E.
- ·DME unusable: 014º–024º VOR unusable: 254º–264º byd 16 NM EASTMAN NDB (MHW) 366 EZM N32º07.90´ W83º09.24´ 018º 5.2 NM to fld. 321/4W.
- ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Apch/Dep svc prvdd by Jacksonville ARTCC on freqs 127.575/269.025 (Alma RCAG).
- ·ELBERT CO–PATZ FLD (See ELBERTON on page 220) ELBERTON ELBERT CO–PATZ FLD (EBA)(KEBA) 2 E UTC–5(–4DT) N34º05.72´ W82º49.05´ 615 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 11–29: H5004X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 11: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 42´.
- ·RWY 29: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 39´.
- ·MIRL Rwy 11–29 unavbl durg light hrs, on photocell.
- ·Rwy 11 PAPI unusbl 6 degs right of RCL.
- ·Rwy 29 PAPI unusbl 8 degs left of RCL.
- ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–2300Z‡, Sun 1800–2300Z‡.
- ·Road lctd 200´ south of RCL.
- ·Rising terrain 10´ high lctd north of Rwy 11–29 starting from RCL.
- ·Rwy 29 apch: trees 36´ tall, lctd 452´ from rwy end, 280´ south of RCL.
- ·Trees 57´ tall, lctd 770´ from rwy end, 295´ south of RCL.
- ·Trees 66´ tall, lctd 992´ from rwy end, 30´ south of RCL.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 706-283-2035
- ·AWOS–3 118.15 (706) 283–8133.
- ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.5 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
- ·ELECTRIC CITY (L) (L) VORTACW 108.6 ELW Chan 23 N34º25.15´ W82º47.08´ 185º 19.5 NM to fld. 736/0E.
- ·ATLANTA H–9B, 12F, L–18J IAP, AD ATLANTA H–9B, L–18J IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 72,000 ops in 2016
2024 total
68,927
10-yr total
614,927
2024 mix
AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
0.0
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.00
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=1
- Gear-up landing 1
All time · n=3
- Ground collision 1
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
- Gear-up landing 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in GA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Stuart Reid | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Ronald Adam Holloway | Cochran | GA | 15 nm |
| John Doy Jeffers | Perry | GA | 34 nm |
| Kevin Harper | Thomaston | GA | 73 nm |
| Elliot Neal Brandt | Hinesville | GA | 80 nm |
| Mark Allen Hubbard | Locust Grove | GA | 84 nm |
| Luke Closson | Quitman | GA | 89 nm |
| Brendon Leon Browne | Covington | GA | 91 nm |
| William Miller | Hampton | GA | 92 nm |
| Hudson David Macaluso | Senoia | GA | 97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Fielding Fordham | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Warren Edward Southerland Iii | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Joseph Ray Washington | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Gerardo Jaime | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Nicholas Charles Vandeventer | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Angela Victoria Koltes | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Yamilli Selene Cruz | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Ross Alan Spock | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Andrew Dalton Wigley | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Robert Antonio Trotter | Eastman | GA | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Fielding Fordham | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Stephan Otto Steckowski | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Randy Scott Steinmann | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Chadwick Monroe Dennis | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Dylan Thomas Roland | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Martin James Avsec | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Chris Claude Cannington | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Scott Douglas Honeycutt | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Joey Kenneth Sheffield | Eastman | GA | 2 nm |
| Lawton Jay Mullis | Eastman | GA | 2 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 | 84 nm |
| C-Ray Avionics Athens, GA | 105 nm |
| Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. Newnam, GA | 106 nm |
| Oasis Aviation Maintenance Newnan, GA | 106 nm |
| Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC St. Simons Island, GA | 110 nm |
| Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation) Winder, GA | 110 nm |
| AB Aviation Winder, GA | 110 nm |
| Southern Dawg Detailing LLC Winder, GA | 110 nm |
| Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC Lawrenceville, GA | 114 nm |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA Duluth, GA | 116 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗