Terminal Procedures

53A — Dr C P Savage Sr

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

Elevation 345 ft1 runwayLongest 5,003 ftNon-toweredVolume SE-4Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 180CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 360DPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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53A airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Atlanta Center
Flight service
Macon
NOTAM facility
MCN (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
4W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1962
Airport area
179 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Atlanta
Last FAA inspection
2026-02-12

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

53A radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.9
Approach124.2Atlanta

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

Runways

5,003 × 75 ft1836N500 ft
Runway layout at 53A, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/365,003 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  18 181°TPAPI (2-box) 3.3° · displaced threshold 783 ft
  36 1°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

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

Where 53A is

Latitude, longitude32.3030630, -84.0074680
Elevation345 ft
From Montezuma1 nm E

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FAA remarks for 53A

  • VFR OPNS ONLY
  • FOR CD CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6132, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
  • 24:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD

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

Airports near 53A

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KACJJimmy Carter RgnlAMERICUS, GA15 nm SW4
KPXEPerry-Houston CountyPERRY, GA17 nm NE5
6A1Butler MuniBUTLER, GA20 nm NW4
KCKFCrisp County-CordeleCORDELE, GA22 nm SE7
KWRBRobins AFBWARNER ROBINS, GA29 nm NE11
KMCNMiddle Georgia RgnlMACON, GA30 nm NE9
48ACochranCOCHRAN, GA37 nm E3
KMACMacon DowntownMACON, GA38 nm NE4

VFR charts covering 53A

Common questions about 53A

What charts are available for 53A?

3 current FAA charts for Dr C P Savage Sr, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 53A?

CTAF 122.9. 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 53A?

Dr C P Savage Sr has 1 runway. The longest is 18/36 at 5,003 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 53A have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 53A has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is 53A a towered airport?

No — Dr C P Savage Sr 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 53A 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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