# St Simons Island Airport (SSI / KSSI)

**St Simons Island Airport** (IATA: SSI, ICAO: KSSI) is a medium airport in St Simons Island, Georgia, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,584 ft (1,702 m). In 2023 it handled 184 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SSI / KSSI
- FAA: SSI
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: St Simons Island, Georgia, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 19 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 31.1518, -81.3913
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,584 ft / 1,702 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Passengers: 184 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.flygcairports.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinnon_St._Simons_Island_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10853401
- Weather station: KSSI
- Ident: KSSI

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: St Simons Island Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 5,584 ft / 1,702 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 036° / 216° | yes |
| 16/34 | 3,313 ft / 1,010 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 154° / 334° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 184 (2023) | =3,577 of 3,974 | #949 in North America | #702 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,584 ft / 1,702 m | =5,238 of 29,858 | #1,583 in North America | #1,252 in US |
| Elevation | 19 ft / 6 m | =41,533 of 43,403 | =18,731 in North America | =15,331 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.525 |
| CNTR | JACKSONVILLE CNTR | 126.750 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [BQK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbqk.md) Brunswick Golden Isles Airport · 8.6 mi / 14 km
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [NRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knrb.md) Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field · 53 mi / 85 km
- [CRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrg.md) Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · 57 mi / 91 km
- [SVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksvn.md) Hunter Army Air Field · 61 mi / 98 km
- [NIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knip.md) Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · 66 mi / 106 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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/kssi/data