# Cochran Airport (48A)

**Cochran Airport** (FAA: 48A) is a small airport in Cochran, Georgia, United States. It opened in May 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,400 ft (1,341 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k48a

## At a glance

- FAA: 48A
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Cochran, Georgia, United States
- Opened: May 1941
- Elevation: 377 ft / 115 m
- Coordinates: 32.3994, -83.2759
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,400 ft / 1,341 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochran_Airport (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35249938
- Weather station: K48A
- Ident: K48A

## Timeline

- May 1941: Cochran Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 4,400 ft / 1,341 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 104° / 284° | yes |
| 05/23 | 3,202 ft / 976 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 046° / 226° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,400 ft / 1,341 m | =8,397 of 29,858 | =3,201 in North America | =2,637 in US |
| Elevation | 377 ft / 115 m | #29,541 of 43,403 | #13,846 in North America | #11,651 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ATLANTA APP/DEP | 119.600 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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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/k48a/data