# Shannon Flight Strip (2GA8)

**Shannon Flight Strip** (FAA: 2GA8) is a small airport in Shannon, Georgia, United States. It opened in Sep 1975. It has one runway, 1,600 ft (488 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ga8

## At a glance

- FAA: 2GA8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Shannon, Georgia, United States
- Opened: Sep 1975
- Elevation: 677 ft / 206 m
- Coordinates: 34.3498, -85.0769
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35301179
- Weather station: KRMG · WMO 72320
- Ident: 2GA8

## Timeline

- Sep 1975: Shannon Flight Strip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 ft / 488 m | =27,382 of 29,858 | =13,715 in North America | =12,194 in US |
| Elevation | 677 ft / 206 m | =23,855 of 43,403 | =11,408 in North America | =9,464 in US |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =5,271 in North America | =5,177 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [RMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krmg.md) Richard B Russell Airport · 4.6 mi / 7.4 km
- [22GA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/22ga.md) Riverside Airport · 5.6 mi / 9.1 km
- [KCZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kczl.md) Tom B. David Field · 11 mi / 17 km
- [US-8910](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8910.md) Karlovich Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [8GA7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ga7.md) Etowah Bend Gliderport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [26GA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12733.md) Little Airport · 13 mi / 20 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ga8/data