8GA7
Etowah Bend Gliderport
Etowah Bend Gliderport (8GA7) is a general-aviation airfield serving Kingston, Georgia. The field lies at 620 ft (189 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,800 ft (1,158 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Etowah Fields Airport (02GE), 3 nm ESE.
Etowah Bend Gliderport 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
- 620 ft (189 m)
- Coordinates
- 34.2020, -84.9772
- Serving
- Kingston
- Region
- Georgia
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways1 · longest 3,800 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 | 3,800 ft1,158 m | 60 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.