Fitzgerald Municipal
FZG · KFZG · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Ben Hill County · map
Fitzgerald Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Fitzgerald & Ben Hill, 2 miles southwest of Fitzgerald, Georgia, 365 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KFZG · observed 5:15 pm EDT (21:15 UTC), 7 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 2,100 feet
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 67°F (20°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFZG 062115Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM OVC021 24/20 A2998 RMK AO2 T02370195
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FZG · ICAO KFZG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Fitzgerald & Ben Hill
- Elevation
- 365 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 2,984 × 300 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 02: LOCALIZER, PAPI, two lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 33: trees 75 ft high 1,197 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Fzg and aWOS-3PT | 118.625 | |
| Alma and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.575 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 229-426-5072.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Fitzgerald from the FAA register
19 aircraft are registered to owners in Fitzgerald, Georgia: 17 piston singles, 2 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.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Georgia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Paew adjacent runway 02/20.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 preset med intst DUSK-2200; aft 2200 - the common traffic frequency. Activate odals runway 02; runway end identifier lightss runway 20; PAPI runway 02 and 20 - the common traffic frequency.
- 15/33 thlds marked with white 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.