2GA8
Shannon Flight Strip
Shannon Flight Strip (2GA8) is a general-aviation airfield serving Shannon, Georgia. The field lies at 677 ft (206 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,600 ft (488 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Richard B Russell Airport (RMG), 4 nm W.
Shannon Flight Strip is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 677 ft (206 m)
- Coordinates
- 34.3498, -85.0769
- Serving
- Shannon
- Region
- Georgia
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways1 · longest 1,600 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 03 points 30° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,600 ft488 m | 100 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.