Richard B. Russell Regional Airport - Locations, Operations, etc

Location

Lat/Long: 34-21-02.1640N / 085-09-28.8500W
34-21.036067N / 085-09.480833W
34.3506011 / -85.1580139
(estimated)
Elevation: 644 ft. / 196.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From City: 6 miles N of Rome, GA

Airport Operations

Facility Use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: Atlanta
Control tower: no
Landing Fee: no
ARTCC: Atlanta Center
FSS: Macon Flight Service Station (1-866-276-0243)
NOTAMs Facility: RMG (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2000
Wind Indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 01/19, PAPI RY 01 PV ASI
RY 19 & MALSR RY 01-CTAF
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Airline operations: CLSD to UNSKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR
SEATS EXCP 24 HRS PPR CALL AMGR 706-295-7835

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 119.925
*APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 133.8/353.7 (GADSDEN RCAG)
NEARBY RADIO NAVIGATION AIDS
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq. Var.
RMGr 349/11.4 ROME VORTAC 115.40 01E
GQOr179/36.6 CHOO CHOO VORTAC 115.80 01E
NDB Name Hdg/Dist. Freq. Var. ID
FLOYD 008/3.1 388 02W OYD
CALHOUN 257/11.9 323 02W OUK3
CARTERSVILLE 302/18.0 308 02W EVZ
FORT PAYNE 113/27.5 426 01W FTP
WHITFIELD 205/28.3 400 03W UWI
CANTON 284/33.7 415 04W DJD
PICKENS COUNTY 264/35.1 285 04W JZP

Airport Services

Fuel Available: 100LL & Jet-A
Parking: hangars and tie downs
Airframe Service: MAJOR
Power plant Service: MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen: NONE
Bulk Oxygen: NONE
Other Services: self-serve, weather computer, aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, aircraft rentals, pilot’s lounge, Internet access catering, conference room, flight planning, GPU, car rentals

Runway Information

RUNWAY 1/19

Dimensions: 6000 x 150 ft. / 1829x46 m.
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
Weight Limitations: Single Wheel: 190,000 lbs

Double Wheel: 190,000 lbs

Double Tandem: 190,000 lbs

Runway Edge Lights: high intensity
Runway Edge Markings: RY 01 MARKINGS FADED AND OBSCURED

RY 19 MARKINGS FADED AND OBSCURED
Runway 1 Runway 19
Latitude: 34-20.566250N 34-21.551700N
Longitude: 085-09567217W 085-09.464400W
Elevation: 632.2 ft. 324.3 ft.
Traffic Pattern: left left
Runway Heading: 007 magnetic, 005 true 187 magnetic, 185 true
Markings: precision, in poor condition precision, in poor condition
Visual Slope Indicator: 4-light PAPI on left
(3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach Lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity
approach lighting system with runway
alignment indicator lights
Touchdown Point: Yes, no lights Yes, no lights
Instrument Approach: ILS/DME None
Obstructions: 17 ft. tree, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left 55 ft. tree, 2300 ft. from runway,
of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear 100 ft. left of centerline, 38.1 slope
GROUND ON EXTNDD CNTRLN. to clear – TREE 250’ LEFT
37:1 TO GROUND 8 FT ABV ELEV
500 FT OUT.

RUNWAY 7/25

Dimensions: 4497x100ft. / 1371x30m.
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight Limitations: Single Wheel: 16000 lbs

Double Wheel: 30000 lbs
Runway 7 Runway 25
Latitude: 34-20.903600N 34-21.157867N
Longitude: 085-09.945817W 085-09.106183W
Elevation: 643.8 ft. 625.7 ft.
Traffic Pattern: left left
Runway Heading: 072 magnetic, 070 true 252 magnetic, 250 true
Displaced Threshold: 249 ft. no
Markings: basic, in good condition basic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions: 53 ft. tree, 999 ft. from runway, 193ft. 56 ft. tree, 2110 ft. from runway,
right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear 225 ft. right of centerline, 20:1
TREES FROM EXTNDD CNTRLN TO slope to clear
190’ RIGHT. APCH RATIO 20:1 AT TREE ON EXTNDD CNTRLN
DSPLCD THLD; +54 FT. TREES 1425
FT. FM DSPLCD THLD 100 FT L

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 138 - Aircraft operations: avg 89/day
Single engine airplanes: 118 - 52% transient general aviation
Multi engine airplanes: 8 - 48% local general aviation
Jet airplanes: 2 - <1% military
Gliders airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 7