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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport

ID KPUJ FAA PUJ Elev 1,289 ft Lat 33° 54.74' N Lon 84° 56.47' W Zulu

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Aerial view · KPUJ

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KPUJ — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KPUJ

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,505 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 5,505 ft 100 ft CONC-G No 0.12%
31 5,505 ft 100 ft CONC-G No 0.12%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KPUJ, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

5 matched · 34 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 13 and 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31; twy lgts. 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 MALSR Rwy 17 and Rwy 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 13 and 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17 and Rwy 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 13 and 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 13 and 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31; twy lgts—CTAF

  • 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

    Wildlife on or invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17 and Rwy 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 17 and Rwy 35—CTAF

  • 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

    Birds on and invof arpt, heavy bird activity invof arpt Nov–Mar.

  • 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

    wildlife hazard coyote.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (34 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·202 GEORGIA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – PAULDING NORTHWEST ATLANTA (PUJ)(KPUJ) 33 W UTC–5(–4DT) N33º54.72´ W84º56.44´ 1289 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 13–31: H5505X100 (CONC–GRVD) S–90, D–130 HIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡, Sat–Sun 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 770-505-7700
  • ·AWOS–3 126.225 (770) 445–3870.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 ATLANTA APP/DEP CON 121.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta Apch at 678-364-6131.
  • ·ROME (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.4 RMG Chan 101 N34º09.75´ W85º07.16´ 148º 17.5 NM to fld. 1148/1E.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.15 I–PUJ Chan 28(Y) Rwy 31.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 5º left of course.
  • ·Autopilot cpd apch NA blo 1,680´ MSL.
  • ·Unmonitored when trml clsd.
  • ·AUGUSTA AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FLD (AGS)(KAGS) 6 S UTC–5(–4DT) N33º22.20´ W81º57.87´ 146 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE AGS MON Airport RWY 17–35: H8001X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–155, D–160, 2S–175, 2D–450, 2D/2D2–975 PCR 930 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 17: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·RWY 08–26: H6001X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–52, D–71, 2S–90, 2D–126 PCR 120 F/B/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT PAPI Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 17–35 oper consly.
  • ·REIL Rwy 08 and Rwy 26, MIRL Rwy 08–26, HIRL Rwy 17–35 oper consly when twr clsd.
  • ·Taxilane ramp entrance/exit point into std aero storm water ditch on north side.
  • ·Twy all east of Rwy 17–35 clsd to air carrier acft.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 706-798-3236
  • ·ASOS (706) 250–6089 LLWAS.
  • ·CTAF 118.7 ATIS 132.75 UNICOM 122.95 ®APP/DEP CON 119.15 (350º–169º) 126.8 (170º–349º) (1145–0400Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.1 (0400–1145Z‡) TOWER 118.7 (1145–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 118.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Augusta Apch at 706-771-1777, when Apch clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1145–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·COLLIERS (VH) (H) VORTAC 113.9 IRQ Chan 86 N33º42.44´ W82º09.72´ 158º 22.5 NM to fld. 420/4W.
  • ·EMORY NDB (HW) 385 EMR N33º27.77´ W81º59.81´ 168º 5.8 NM to fld. 161/4W.
  • ·NDB unmonitored when Augusta ATCT closed.
  • ·BUSHE NDB (LOMW) 233 AG N33º17.21´ W81º56.81´ 354º 5.1 NM to fld. 301/4W.

+ 4 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Paulding County Regional AirportSilver Comet Field

Source: OurAirports community

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KPUJ — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KPUJ

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2009 2024

Peak: 51,000 ops in 2023

2024 total

51,000

10-yr total

182,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 98% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

11.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.66

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

DPEs near KPUJ

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Richard Hayes Acworth GA 16 nm
James Karlovich Cartersville GA 17 nm
Raymond Ernest Fowler Carrollton GA 21 nm
Daniel Emin Atlanta GA 27 nm
Zachary Scott Kirk Newnan GA 33 nm
Stanley Carroll Musick Peachtree City GA 36 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Tate GA 41 nm
Hudson David Macaluso Senoia GA 41 nm
Bruce Edward Allen Jasper GA 42 nm
William Miller Hampton GA 45 nm

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

CFIs near KPUJ

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Dennis Darrell Abel Dallas GA 5 nm
Buddy Alvin Gilliam Dallas GA 5 nm
Lawrence Edward Holst Dallas GA 5 nm
Thomas James Mitchell Dallas GA 5 nm
Kerry Lee Tidmore Dallas GA 5 nm
Gregory James Brown Dallas GA 5 nm
James Allan Myers Dallas GA 5 nm
Douglas Andrew Zielinski Dallas GA 5 nm
Christopher Philip Ludwick Dallas GA 5 nm
Gregory Vincent Stack Dallas GA 5 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KPUJ

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Lawrence Edward Holst Dallas GA 5 nm
Delmar Wesley Voorhees Dallas GA 5 nm
James Daniel Harris Dallas GA 5 nm
Jared Michael Solomon Dallas GA 5 nm
Bruce Adam Jones Dallas GA 5 nm
Michael Stephen Tilley Dallas GA 5 nm
Johnson Olusegun Adesanya Dallas GA 5 nm
Ronald J Applebee Dallas GA 5 nm
Flint I Bailey Dallas GA 5 nm
Fred Donald Brooke Dallas GA 5 nm

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

Repair stations near KPUJ

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
0 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
18 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
20 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
37 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
37 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
40 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
40 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
49 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
53 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
59 nm

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