Henry Tift Myers Airport (KTMA), Georgia
Landing essentials
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Overview
Henry Tift Myers Airport, KTMA, serves Tifton, Georgia as a non-towered, publicly owned field with a 6,506-foot primary runway capable of handling a broad range of business aircraft. FAA TFMSC data for 2025 shows the field logging 2,459 total operations, with business aviation accounting for 2,131 of those movements. The airport sits roughly 61.82 nautical miles from the nearest metro area and lacks onsite customs service, with the nearest customs-capable field, KMCN, located about 76.28 nautical miles away.
Runways
Henry Tift Myers Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 16/34, is 6,506 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
Henry Tift Myers Airport has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Henry Tift Myers Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Middle Georgia Regional (KMCN), 76 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Henry Tift Myers Airport recorded 2,131 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April and May. Business aviation traffic at KTMA is concentrated in the spring months, peaking in April, with a corresponding low in July.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 207 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Henry Tift Myers Airport averages 22.2 days above 90°F in July and 11.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 90.0°F, and January the coldest, at 58.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Henry Tift Myers Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
High-intensity runway lighting on runway 16/34, the PAPI on runways 16 and 34, and the MALSR on runway 34 are pilot-activated via CTAF.
A 40-foot tree obstruction is located 190 feet from the end of the runway, 491 feet to the right.
This airport (E99) is used for maintenance.
24-hour credit card fuel service is available.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Henry Tift Myers Airport has five airfields within 21 NM. The closest is Turner County, 17.15 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway length is available at KTMA?
Henry Tift Myers Airport, identifier KTMA, operates two paved asphalt runways. Runway 16/34 is the primary strip at 6,506 feet long and 100 feet wide, sized for a wide range of business jet traffic. Runway 10/28 offers a shorter option at 3,807 feet long and 75 feet wide. Both runways are paved and available for operational planning at this uncontrolled field. The longer runway sets the practical ceiling for aircraft type at KTMA.
Is KTMA a towered airport?
KTMA, Henry Tift Myers Airport in Tifton, Georgia, is not a towered field. Pilots and dispatchers should plan for CTAF procedures rather than tower coordination. Field lighting, including the high-intensity runway lights on 16/34, the PAPI on both 16 and 34, and the MALSR on runway 34, is pilot-activated through CTAF. This activation method is standard for non-towered fields and should be built into arrival and departure planning at KTMA.
What fuel is available at Henry Tift Myers Airport?
Henry Tift Myers Airport, KTMA, stocks both 100LL and A+ fuel, and Jet A is also available on the field. Fuel service operates on a 24-hour credit card system, allowing self-service fueling outside staffed attendance hours. The field's attendance schedule runs Monday through Friday from 0700 to 1700 and Saturday through Sunday from 0800 to 1700. Outside these windows, credit card fueling remains the operational option for arriving crews at KTMA.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KTMA?
Henry Tift Myers Airport, KTMA, does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs-capable airport is KMCN, located approximately 76.28 nautical miles away. Crews requiring customs clearance near Tifton, Georgia should route through KMCN rather than planning for onsite processing at KTMA. This distance should factor into any international arrival planning that touches this field.
What is the seasonal traffic pattern at KTMA?
Business aviation traffic at Henry Tift Myers Airport, KTMA, shows a concentration in the spring months, with April recording 207 operations and March and November each recording 192, according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025. Traffic tapers through the summer, with July recording the year's low point at 140 operations. Annual business aviation operations total 2,131 out of 2,459 total operations at the field. Dispatchers scheduling spring trips into KTMA should anticipate relatively higher activity levels during that period.