Airports / Georgia / SYV
Sylvester Airport
KSYV / SYVSylvester, GeorgiaELEV 403 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#9 / 39
Georgia airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 3 Google ratings — ranked against 39 rated GA fields.
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY).
Overview
Sylvester Airport, listed as KSYV / SYV, is a general aviation field in Sylvester, Georgia. Field elevation is 403 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list SYV as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY, 15 nm), Moody Air Force Base (VAD, 51 nm), and Valdosta Regional Airport (VLD, 56 nm).
Trip costs from SYV are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SYV to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KSYV
IATA
SYV
FAA / Local
SYV
Elevation
403 ft
Coordinates
31.5585° N · 83.8957° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs GA fields
state range 19–1,289 ft
At 403 ft, SYV sits higher than 57% of the 42 Georgia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportAlbany
- 51nmVADMoody Air Force BaseValdosta
- 56nmVLDValdosta Regional AirportValdosta
- 67nmWRBRobins Air Force BaseWarner Robins
- 69nmMCNMiddle Georgia Regional AirportMacon
- 73nmLSFLawson Army Air FieldFort Benning
Location
Open the full mapKSYV · Sylvester Airport · Sylvester, GA