Big Creek Flying Ranch Airport
GA18 · Clayton, Georgia · Rabun County · map
Big Creek Flying Ranch Airport is a private airport owned by Delta Brano Enterprises INC, 4 miles southeast of Clayton, Georgia, 1,650 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,800 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GA18
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Delta Brano Enterprises INC
- Elevation
- 1,650 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1988
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,800 × 60 ft | Grass |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 100 ft, fence on the approach
- Runway 27: power line 40 ft high 600 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Clayton from the FAA register
34 aircraft are registered to owners in Clayton, Georgia: 26 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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
- Provided VFR/pvt use.
- Runway 27 for landing only;runway 09 for departure ONLY-STRAIGHT out and down the valley
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.