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00M Thigpen Field Airport
Bay Springs, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 00M
Lat/Long: 31-57-13.5540N / 089-14-04.2170W
31-57.225900N / 089-14.070283W
31.9537650 / -89.2345047
(estimated)
Elevation: 351 ft. / 107 m (estimated)
Variation: 02E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of BAY SPRINGS, MS
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 39422

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1965
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GWO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LUL (17 nm S): 119.275 (601-425-9792)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LBYr004/32.5EATON VORTAC110.6005E
MEIr216/33.6MERIDIAN VORTAC117.0005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TALLAHALA352/16.134600ETHJ - .... .---

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 16/34 MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
RY 16 MARKINGS BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 31-57.450000N31-56.991667N
Longitude: 089-14.216667W089-14.016667W
Elevation: 329.6 ft.358.2 ft.
Gradient: 1.1%1.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 65 ft. trees, 1980 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear58 ft. tree, 765 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BAY SPRINGS
PO BOX 307
BAY SPRINGS, MS 39422
Phone 601-764-4112
Manager: KENDRICK BLAKENEY
PO BOX 307
BAY SPRINGS, MS 39422
Phone 601-764-8482
MGR MAY BE REACHED AFTER HRS AT (601) 764-2572.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 1
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 107/week *
65% transient general aviation
35% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 19 May 2009

Additional Remarks

- PUBLIC PHONE AT ARPT 601-764-2558.
- TREES ON EAST AND WEST SIDES OF RY VIOLATE TRANSITIONAL SFC.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 00M.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLUL - Hesler-Noble Field Airport (17 nm S)
KPIB - Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport (30 nm S)
KMEI - Key Field Airport (33 nm NE)
M43 - Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County Airport (40 nm SW)
KHBG - Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport (41 nm S)
  
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From to 00M

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5511:55
Sunrise06:2012:20
Sunset17:0123:01
Evening civil twilight17:2723:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 04:24:06
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 22:24:06
 
METAR
KPIB 
30nm S 		090355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3016 RMK AO1
KMEI 
34nm NE 		090358Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01830117
KHBG 
41nm S 		090353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/16 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01610156 $
KJAN 
48nm NW 		090354Z 06005KT 10SM SCT049 BKN120 17/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP218 T01720139
KNMM 
49nm NE 		090356Z 00000KT 10SM OVC200 16/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP238 T01610111 $
TAF
KMEI 
34nm NE 		082348Z 0900/0924 07005KT P6SM OVC200 FM090900 11005KT P6SM SCT025 OVC150 FM091200 08010KT P6SM BKN012 OVC120 FM091900 07012KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC100
KHBG 
41nm S 		082348Z 0900/0924 00000KT P6SM OVC200 FM090900 08007KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100 FM091200 07010KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC060 FM091600 07015G20KT P6SM -RA BKN015 OVC050
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