Lowell Field
9GA5 · Americus, Georgia · Sumter County · map
Lowell Field is a private airport, 3 miles west of Americus, Georgia, 475 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,600 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 9GA5
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 475 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1982
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,600 × 60 ft | Grass |
- Runway 27: power line 40 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Americus from the FAA register
30 aircraft are registered to owners in Americus, Georgia: 23 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. 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
- VFR, private use only.
- Strip not recommended for LOW-TIME pilots.
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.