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KSBO · Emanuel County Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KSBO FAA SBO Elev 327 ft Lat 32° 36.55' N Lon 82° 22.19' 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: 6,021 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 129° 6,021 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
31 309° 6,021 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 133.375
  • CNTR ATLANTA CNTR 135.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.975

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSBO on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 12 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 (12 sentences)
  • ·GEORGIA 251 SWAINSBORO EAST GEORGIA RGNL (SBO)(KSBO) 2 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N32º36.55´ W82º22.20´ 327 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 14–32: H6021X100 (ASPH) S–45, D–65, 2S–83, 2D–120 HIRL RWY 14: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A+ OX 3, 4 LGT ACTIVATE PAPI Rwy 14 and HIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·After hrs and Sun phone 803–530–3124.
  • ·Fuel is self svc after hrs.
  • ·Lndg fee, only charge for Part 135 Ops.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 478-237-5882
  • ·AWOS–3 133.375 (478) 237–8437.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.975 ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·DUBLIN (VL) (L) VORTAC 113.1 DBN Chan 78 N32º33.81´ W82º49.80´ 088º 23.5 NM to fld. 306/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 013º–038º byd 40 NM 040º–080º 102º–113º byd 40 NM 117º–129º byd 40 NM 153º–163º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 153º–163º byd 80 NM 175º–189º byd 40 NM 274º–280º byd 40 NM 281º–291º 292º–308º byd 40 NM 309º–319º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 309º–319º byd 80 NM 320º–332º byd 40 NM 343º–000º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 343º–000º byd 52 NM ILS/DME 109.35 I–SBO Chan 30(Y) Rwy 14.
  • ·SWINTON SMITH FLD AT REIDSVILLE MUNI (See REIDSVILLE on page 244) ATLANTA H–9B, 12F, L–24H IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,500 ops in 2018

2024 total

10,500

10-yr total

93,900

2024 mix

AC/AT 10% · GA 90% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

31.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

6.39

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

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

All time · n=5

  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-03-31 Piper PA32 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-08-25 Cessna 182 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-06-30 Cessna 182 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2012-02-17 Piper PA-32R-300 · CFIT · VMC · night →
1987-10-23 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · 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
Adam Stuart Reid Eastman GA 48 nm
Ronald Adam Holloway Cochran GA 51 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 61 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 64 nm
John Doy Jeffers Perry GA 69 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 69 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 84 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 84 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 84 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 87 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
Shane Austin Woods Swainsboro GA 2 nm
Andrew James Ike Twin City GA 11 nm
Calvin Stephens Adrian GA 12 nm
Percival Leon Jackson Adrian GA 12 nm
Kevin Joseph Phillips Wrightsville GA 19 nm
William Lawrence Calhoun Tarrytown GA 20 nm
Kevin Riley Griner Metter GA 20 nm
Julie Susan Vance Louisville GA 23 nm
Ronald Wayne Williams Jr Vidalia GA 24 nm
Kevin Scot Britton Vidalia GA 24 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
George Keith Johnson Swainsboro GA 2 nm
Kenneth Vince Olliff Swainsboro GA 2 nm
Mary Lillias Mooney Swainsboro GA 2 nm
Jeremy Matthew Claxton Swainsboro GA 2 nm
Lake Richard Bellamy Swainsboro GA 2 nm
Lonnie Pernard Gibbons Swainsboro GA 2 nm
Cecil Thomas Christopher Jr Twin City GA 11 nm
Percival Leon Jackson Adrian GA 12 nm
Joseph Blake Rewis Adrian GA 12 nm
Lester Ray Bryant Jr Wadley GA 15 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 94 nm
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 101 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 103 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 105 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 105 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 105 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 107 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 115 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 115 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 120 nm

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