# Waycross Ware County Airport (AYS / KAYS)

**Waycross Ware County Airport** (IATA: AYS, ICAO: KAYS) is a small airport in Waycross, Georgia, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,992 ft (1,826 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AYS / KAYS
- FAA: AYS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Waycross, Georgia, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 141 ft / 43 m
- Coordinates: 31.2491, -82.3955
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,992 ft / 1,826 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://warecounty.com/airport.asp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waycross%E2%80%93Ware_County_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7975872
- Weather station: KAYS · WMO 72213
- Ident: KAYS

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Waycross Ware County Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 5,992 ft / 1,826 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 359° / 179° | yes |
| 05/23 | 5,044 ft / 1,537 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 042° / 222° |  |
| 13/31 | 3,554 ft / 1,083 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 128° / 308° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,992 ft / 1,826 m | =4,739 of 29,858 | =1,410 in North America | =1,107 in US |
| Elevation | 141 ft / 43 m | =35,557 of 43,403 | =16,156 in North America | =13,561 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.575 |
| CNTR | JACKSONVILLE CNTR | 132.300 |
| RDO | MACON RDO | 110.200 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

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- [KAMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kamg.md) Bacon County Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [KHOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khoe.md) Homerville Airport · 26 mi / 42 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/kays/data