# Erlen Airport (3GA6)

**Erlen Airport** (FAA: 3GA6) is a small airport in Whitesburg, Georgia, United States. It opened in Aug 1972. It has one runway, 2,300 ft (701 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ga6

## At a glance

- FAA: 3GA6
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Whitesburg, Georgia, United States
- Opened: Aug 1972
- Elevation: 1,044 ft / 318 m
- Coordinates: 33.5706, -84.8983
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,300 ft / 701 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35255023
- Weather station: KCTJ
- Ident: 3GA6

## Timeline

- Aug 1972: Erlen Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 2,300 ft / 701 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,300 ft / 701 m | =22,074 of 29,858 | =10,266 in North America | =8,909 in US |
| Elevation | 1,044 ft / 318 m | =17,017 of 43,403 | =7,541 in North America | =6,000 in US |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =4,803 in North America | =4,712 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [5GA2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ga2.md) Lyons Landing Airport · 0.7 mi / 1.2 km
- [5GA9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1256.md) Rayworth Landing · 2.3 mi / 3.7 km
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## 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/3ga6/data