Peterson Field
4GA5 · Plains, Georgia · Sumter County · map
Peterson Field is a private airport, 3 miles northeast of Plains, Georgia, 526 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,255 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4GA5
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 526 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1972
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,255 × 230 ft | Grass, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: trees 25 ft high 192 ft from the end
- Runway 36: road 13 ft high 39 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Approach and departure | 125.5 | |
| Macon and center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.95 | |
| Macon and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.5 |
Aircraft registered in Plains from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Plains, Georgia: 5 piston singles, 4 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Georgia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway 18/36 south 1080' unlighted
- Thld marked by yellow tires.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.