Terminal Procedures

48A — Cochran

COCHRAN, GA · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 377 ft2 runwaysLongest 4,400 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume SE-4Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 292PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

48A airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-sat 0800-1200
ARTCC
Atlanta Center
Flight service
Macon
NOTAM facility
MCN (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
3W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Minor
Powerplant service
Minor
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
May 1941
Airport area
125 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Atlanta
Last FAA inspection
2025-03-13

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

48A radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach124.2Atlanta

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,400 × 75 ft11293,202 × 50 ft0523N1,000 ft
Runway layout at 48A, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
11/294,400 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  11 104°TPAPI (2-box) 3.25°
  29 284°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
05/233,202 ft50 ftAsphalt Poor
  23 226°Tdisplaced threshold 140 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 48A is

Latitude, longitude32.4006580, -83.2784060
Elevation377 ft
From Cochran4 nm E

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FAA remarks for 48A

  • NON STD TURNAROUNDS, INADEQUATE SEPARATION RUNWAY 05/23.
  • MIRL RWY 11/29 PRESET LOW DAWN-0800, DUSK-2100; TO ACTVT OR INCRS INTST - CTAF.
  • ALT PHONE 478-230-7843
  • RWY 5/23 IS DAYLIGHT USE ONLY.
  • RWY 05/23 PAVEMENT IN POOR COND.
  • FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6132, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

A single-end instrument picture

Cochran’s instrument coverage is concentrated on one runway end: the sole published approach is RNAV (GPS), leaving the other three ends without an approach procedure. The two runway alignments provide different available lengths, with 11/29 offering 1,198 ft more than 05/23; the longer strip therefore sets the field’s maximum published runway length at 4,400 ft.

Coverage around Cochran

Nearby chart coverage is generally broader. Robins AFB has the largest set at more than three times Cochran’s total, followed by Middle Georgia Regional. Heart of Georgia Regional, W H ‘Bud’ Barron and Perry-Houston County have smaller collections, but still exceed Cochran’s sparse set. The Atlanta Sectional adds the wider visual-navigation context not provided by the single approach and minimums sheets.

Airports near 48A

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KEZMHeart Of Georgia RgnlEASTMAN, GA13 nm SE6
KDBNW H 'Bud' BarronDUBLIN, GA18 nm NE5
KWRBRobins AFBWARNER ROBINS, GA21 nm NW11
KPXEPerry-Houston CountyPERRY, GA26 nm W5
KMCNMiddle Georgia RgnlMACON, GA26 nm NW9
KMQWTelfair-WheelerMC RAE, GA27 nm SE4
KMACMacon DowntownMACON, GA29 nm NW4
KCKFCrisp County-CordeleCORDELE, GA35 nm SW7

VFR charts covering 48A

Common questions about 48A

What charts are available for 48A?

3 current FAA charts for Cochran, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 48A?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 48A?

Cochran has 2 runways. The longest is 11/29 at 4,400 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 48A have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 48A has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at 48A?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is 48A a towered airport?

No — Cochran has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 48A charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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