Terminal Procedures

KSSI — St Simons Island

ST SIMONS ISLAND, GA · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA SSIElevation 18 ft2 runwaysLongest 5,584 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A+Volume SE-4Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

Chart	Amendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04	0C	PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22	0B	PDF
VOR RWY 04	16B	PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

	Chart	Amendment
	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	—	PDF

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

KSSI airport information

Control tower: No
Attendance: All all 0700-2000
ARTCC: Jacksonville Center
Flight service: Macon
NOTAM facility: SSI (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation: 5W
Beacon: White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator: Lighted
Segmented circle: Yes
Fuel: 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A+
Airframe service: Major
Powerplant service: Minor
Bottled oxygen: High/low
Parking: Tie-downs
Customs: Landing rights airport
Activated: April 1940
Airport area: 320 acres
Ownership: Publicly owned
Sectional: Jacksonville
Last FAA inspection: 2025-04-08

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

KSSI radio frequencies

Service	Frequency	Call sign
CTAF	123.05

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

Runways

Runway layout at KSSI, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
04/22	5,584 ft	100 ft	Asphalt Good	High intensity
04 36°T	PAPI (2-box) 4° · displaced threshold 782 ft
22 216°T	PAPI (2-box) 4° · displaced threshold 911 ft
16/34	3,313 ft	75 ft	Asphalt Excellent	High intensity
16 154°T	PAPI (2-box) 3.25°
34 334°T	PAPI (2-box) 3.75°

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

Where KSSI is

Latitude, longitude31.1519660, -81.3910600

Elevation18 ft

From St Simons Island1 nm N

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FAA remarks for KSSI

EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
ACTVT REIL RWY 04; HIRL RWY 04/22 & 16/34 - CTAF.
+6 FT FENCE, +32 FT POWER POLE, +12 FT BUSH 75-200 FT FROM END OF RWY 228-250 FT LEFT.
6 FT FENCE 190 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 140 FT FROM E.O.R.
APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THR; 26 FT TREES 650 FT OUT AND 300 FT RIGHT.
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
USE CTN DUE TO CONGESTED ASP WITH TURBINE, NONTURBINE, AND TRNG ACFT. BQK LOCATED 7NM NW. JEKYLL ISLAND AP 09J LOCATED 4NM S USING SAME CTAF FREQ 123.05.
RWY 22 PREF FOR LIGHT AND VRB WINDS OR CROSSWINDS.
ALL VFR ACFT ADHERE TO STD LH TFC PAT.
ACFT DEPARTING RWY 34 USE EXTRM CTN- APCH END OF RWY 04 NOT VSB FROM APCH END OF RWY 34.
ALL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, INCLUDING ACFT FLYING INST APPROACHES, ARE REQSTD TO RPRT 10 MILES FROM THE AP, INTNS AND PSN REPORTS TO -ST SIMONS- CTAF 123.05.
PPR FOR SVC AND FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 912-638-8617.
ADJ RESIDENTIAL AREA TO THE SE AND SSW OF RWY 16/34 EXTREMELY NOISE SENSITIVE.
PREF NOISE-ABATEMENT ARRIVAL FOR HEL TFC IS A STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 34 THEN A MID-FIELD TURN TO LDG. ALL WHEELED HEL GND TAXI TO FINAL PRKG.
ADDITIONAL APT SAFETY BULLETINS POSTED AT WWW.FLYGCAIRPORTS.COM/SAFETY.
FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
FBO SVCS AVBL ON 130.65.
TRG FLTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES ARPT LCTD 7 NM NW OF ST. SIMONS ISLAND ARPT FOR OPS.

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

Concentrated approach coverage

St Simons Island’s three approaches serve only two of its four runway ends: two use RNAV (GPS), while the third uses VOR guidance. Instrument coverage is therefore concentrated rather than provided for every runway direction. The two runways also differ markedly in length; an aircraft requiring more than 3,313 ft has only the 5,584 ft runway available. No separate airport diagram supplements the procedure set.

Coverage around St Simons Island

Fernandina Beach Municipal and Brunswick Golden Isles have broader chart sets, with nine and seven procedures respectively. Jekyll Island and Brantley County each have thinner three-chart sets, while Jesup-Wayne County is comparable with four. The Jacksonville Sectional supplies the wider VFR context absent from the terminal procedures.

Airports near KSSI

ID	Airport	City	Distance	Charts
09J	Jekyll Island	JEKYLL ISLAND, GA	5 nm S	3
KBQK	Brunswick Golden Isles	BRUNSWICK, GA	8 nm NW	7
4J1	Brantley County	NAHUNTA, GA	27 nm W	3
KFHB	Fernandina Beach Muni	FERNANDINA BEACH, FL	33 nm S	9
KJES	Jesup-Wayne County	JESUP, GA	35 nm NW	4
KJAX	Jacksonville Intl	JACKSONVILLE, FL	42 nm S	35
KLHW	Wright AAF (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Rgnl	FORT STEWART (HINESVILLE), GA	45 nm N	5
KNRB	Mayport Ns (Adm David L Mcdonald Fld)	MAYPORT, FL	46 nm S	15

VFR charts covering KSSI

JacksonvilleSectional Chart

Common questions about KSSI

What charts are available for KSSI?

4 current FAA charts for St Simons Island, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KSSI?

CTAF 123.05. 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 KSSI?

St Simons Island has 2 runways. The longest is 04/22 at 5,584 ft by 100 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KSSI have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KSSI has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KSSI a towered airport?

No — St Simons Island 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 KSSI 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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