Fitzgerald Municipal (KFZG), Georgia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Fitzgerald Municipal Airport (KFZG) serves Fitzgerald, Georgia with a single paved runway and a wide turf strip, supporting a modest volume of business aviation traffic recorded by the FAA. The airport sits roughly 63 nautical miles from the nearest metro area and operates without a control tower, with attendance limited to daytime hours six days a week. Coordination for clearance delivery routes through Jacksonville ARTCC.
Runways
Fitzgerald Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 02/20, is 5,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fitzgerald Municipal has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Fitzgerald Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Middle Georgia Regional (KMCN), 64 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Fitzgerald Municipal recorded 311 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at KFZG concentrates most heavily in May, June, and July, with March and August seeing notably fewer operations.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 47 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Fitzgerald Municipal averages 25.3 days above 90°F in July and 9.7 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 92.4°F, and January the coldest, at 60.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Fitzgerald Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Personnel and equipment working adjacent to Runway 02/20.
Medium-intensity runway lights on Runway 02/20 are preset from dusk until 2200; after 2200, they are controlled via CTAF. ODALS on Runway 02 and REILs on Runway 20 are pilot-activated, and PAPI on both Runway 02 and Runway 20 is controlled via CTAF.
The thresholds of Runway 15/33 are marked with white tires.
For clearance delivery, contact Jacksonville ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Fitzgerald Municipal has five airfields within 32 NM. The closest is Turner County, 18.50 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KFZG
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KFZG.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runways does KFZG have?
Fitzgerald Municipal Airport (KFZG) operates two runways. Runway 02/20 is paved asphalt, 5,000 feet long and 100 feet wide, and handles the airport's business aviation traffic. Runway 15/33 is a turf strip, 2,984 feet long but unusually wide at 300 feet, with thresholds marked using white tires rather than standard paint markings.
Is fuel available at KFZG?
Fitzgerald Municipal Airport (KFZG) stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The field is attended daily, Monday through Saturday, from 0800 to 1700 local time. Outside those hours, fuel service should not be assumed to be staffed.
Does Fitzgerald Municipal Airport have on-site customs clearance?
Fitzgerald Municipal Airport (KFZG) does not have customs service on the field. The nearest customs facility is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (KMCN), approximately 63.55 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs clearance near Fitzgerald should plan to route through KMCN instead.
What are the runway lighting options at KFZG?
Runway 02/20 at KFZG has medium-intensity runway lights (MIRL) preset from dusk until 2200, with pilot-controlled lighting available on CTAF after that time. Runway 02 has activated ODALS approach lighting, and Runway 20 has REILs. Both runway ends, 02 and 20, are also equipped with PAPI, controllable via CTAF.