METAR & TAF KSSI
Current METAR
Observed 19:35Z
KSSI 271935Z AUTO 03010KT 10SM OVC026 19/14 A3014 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 030° @ 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 19°C / 14°C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 231 ft
- Ceiling
- 2,600 ft AGL
- Rules
- MVFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 1 NM N
- VFR sectional
- JACKSONVILLE
- ARTCC
- ZJX · JACKSONVILLE
- NOTAM facility
- SSI (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- ROBERT BURR
- Phone
- 912-265-2070
- Address
- 295 AVIATION PARKWAY, SUITE 205, BRUNSWICK GA 31525
Flight service · Hours
- FSS MCN
- MACON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0700-2000
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 04
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22Favored | 31° / 211° | 5,584 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 16/34 | 149° / 329° | 3,313 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 5,580' | 5,580' | 5,580' | 4,798' | PAPI 2-box left(4°) | — | 15', road, 215' from thr, 256' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 22 | 5,580' | 5,580' | 5,580' | 4,671' | PAPI 2-box left(4°) | — | 21', bldg, 232' from thr, 251' R of cntrln, slope 1 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3.25°) | — | 30', trees, 740' from thr, 150' R of cntrln, slope 18 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3.75°) | — | 47', trees, 845' from thr, 150' R of cntrln, slope 13 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLAA+
- Oxygen (bottled)
- HIGH/LOW
- Oxygen (bulk)
- HIGH/LOW
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Minor
- Other services
- CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Training flights are encouraged to use Brunswick Golden Isles Airport located 7 nautical miles northwest of St. Simons Island Airport for operations.Show FAA
- Adjacent residential area to the southeast and south-southwest of runway 16/34 is extremely noise sensitive.Show FAA
- Birds and wildlife are on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Runway 22 is preferred for light and variable winds or crosswinds.Show FAA
- Preferred noise-abatement arrival for helicopter traffic is a straight-in to runway 34 then a mid-field turn to landing. All wheeled helicopters ground taxi to final parking.Show FAA
- Use caution due to congested asphalt with turbine, nonturbine, and training aircraft. Brunswick is located 7 nautical miles northwest. Jekyll Island Airport 09J is located 4 nautical miles south using the same CTAF frequency 123.05.Show FAA
- All visual flight rules aircraft adhere to the standard left-hand traffic pattern.Show FAA
- Additional airport safety bulletins are posted at www.flygcairports.com/safety.Show FAA
- All arrivals and departures, including aircraft flying instrument approaches, are requested to report 10 miles from the airport with intentions and position reports to St Simons CTAF 123.05.Show FAA
- Fixed base operator services are available on frequency 130.65.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.Show FAA
- Aircraft departing runway 34 use extreme caution. The approach end of runway 04 is not visible from the approach end of runway 34.Show FAA
- Prior permission required for service and fuel after hours call 912-638-8617.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Activate runway end identifier lights on runway 04; high intensity runway lights on runways 04/22 and 16/34 are controlled by CTAF.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 04There is a 6 foot fence, a 32 foot power pole, and a 12 foot bush 75 to 200 feet from the end of runway, 228 to 250 feet left.Show FAA
- 22There is a 6 foot fence 190 feet right of centerline, 140 feet from end of runway.Show FAA
- 04Approach ratio is 25 to 1 to displaced threshold; 26 foot trees are 650 feet out and 300 feet right.Show FAA
- 22Approach ratio is 50 to 1 to displaced threshold.Show FAA
Other notes
- Existed prior to 1959.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KSSI
Answer card- ICAO
- KSSI
- Name
- ST SIMONS ISLAND
- Location
- ST SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA
- Elevation
- 18.9 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,018.9 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 04/22 · 5,584 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 030° at 10 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 04
St Simons Island Airport (KSSI) sits on St Simons Island in Georgia. Field elevation is 18.9 ft MSL. The airport has two asphalt runways. The longest is 04/22 at 5,584 ft. There is no control tower. No ILS approaches are published. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise.
Velocity Aviation, formerly Odyssey Aviation, is on the field. It carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. Fixed base operator services are available on frequency 130.65. CTAF and UNICOM are both 123.05.
This is a noise-sensitive airport. The residential area southeast and south-southwest of runway 16/34 is especially sensitive. Runway 22 is the preferred runway for light and variable winds or crosswinds. The published remarks also call out birds and wildlife in and around the airport. All VFR aircraft use the standard left-hand pattern. Arrivals and departures are requested to call 10 miles out with position and intentions on CTAF 123.05. Training flights are encouraged to use Brunswick Golden Isles Airport 7 NM northwest. Jekyll Island Airport is 4 NM south. It uses the same CTAF, so expect busy local traffic in the area.