St. Marys Airport (FAA LID: 4J6) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of St. Marys, a city in Camden County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the St. Marys Airport Authority.

Facilities and aircraft

St. Marys Airport covers an area of 286 acres (116 ha) at an elevation of 24 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m); 13/31 is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 7, 2007, the airport had 13,200 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 3% multi-engine and 29% ultralight.

Restricted Airspace and Relocation Controversy

The airport and the local government has faced controversy in recent years regarding the possible relocation of the airport in response to national security concerns.

The airport was closed for three months following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, as a result of its position approximately one mile south of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. The Federal Aviation Administration created a Temporary Flight Restriction below 5,000 feet and a radius of five miles from the base, effectively eliminating all traffic. Aircraft based at that field were eventually allowed to leave under special permission of air traffic control, but the existing Fixed Base Operator suffered substantial financial difficulties during this time.

The airport was reopened on December 3, 2001, with the creation of a smaller temporary flight restriction located approximately one half mile from the departure end of runway 4. That restriction became permanent on February 16, 2006, with the creation of Prohibited Airspace P-50, an airspace encompassing all airspace below 3,000 feet within a three mile radius of the submarine base's waterfront operations.

Almost immediately after the September 2001 temporary flight restriction was created, the Navy pressed for a permanent closure of the airport for national security reasons. As a result, in April 2004 the city received a grant of $236,538 from the Department of Transportation for an airport relocation study. Nine possible sites were studied by Reynolds, Smith and Hills, a contracted consultant, with a final site approved on February 17, 2005. The new airport location will be south of Woodbine, Georgia, on 500 acres of donated land. The anticipated cost is $29 million, with 90% of the construction costs paid by the Department of Transportation.

The approval for the airport was not without controversy. In February 2007, the St. Marys city council and the St. Marys Airport Authority entered disputes over both airport ownership and whether the airport should even be moved. This eventually led to litigation. On October 2, 2008, the court ruled that the city and not the airport authority had legal control over the property, allowing the move to proceed.

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Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Runway 13/31

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• (A40-02) LIGHTING DOES NOT INDICATE DSPLCD THLD.
• RECOMMEND TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BE UTILIZED WITH THE CONTROLLING AGENCIES, WHILE FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF ST. MARY'S ARPT DUE TO A FLIGHT RESTRICTION 1/2 TO 2-1/2 MI N, NE OF ARPT (SEE NOTAMS/TFR).

 Based Aircraft

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2004-04-26 - 2005-04-25

St Marys Airport   

Address: Camden County, GA

Tel: 912-882-4221, 912-673-6989

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General Info
Country	United States
State	GEORGIA
FAA ID	4J6
Latitude	30-45-16.849N
Longitude	081-33-26.349W
Elevation	24 feet
Near City	ST MARYS

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