79GA
Coates Airport
Coates Airport (79GA) is a general-aviation airfield serving Fort Gaines, Georgia. The field lies at 310 ft (94 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,700 ft (518 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Sawyer Farm Airport (66GA), 1 nm SE.
Coates Airport 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
- 310 ft (94 m)
- Coordinates
- 31.4913, -85.0171
- Serving
- Fort Gaines
- Region
- Georgia
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways1 · longest 1,700 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 17 points 170° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,700 ft518 m | 90 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.