FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 25M |
| Lat/Long: | 34-43-21.8000N 089-00-52.9000W 34-43.363333N 089-00.881667W 34.7227222,-89.0146944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 466.9 ft. / 142.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of RIPLEY, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 38663 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1971 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-2200. AFTER 2200 ACTVT PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 135.9/260.6 (TUPELO RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HLIr094/23.9 | | HOLLY SPRINGS VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 03E |
| OTBr336/31.8 | | TUPELO VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 34-43.055667N | | 34-43.672667N |
| Longitude: | 089-01.112667W | | 089-00.650500W |
| Elevation: | 433.0 ft. | | 466.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 032 true | | 213 magnetic, 212 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. tree, 1500 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. trees, 1505 ft. from runway, 253 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RIPLEY & TIPPAH COUNTY 407 JACKSON ST RIPLEY, MS 38663 Phone 662-837-7374 JOHNNY COOMBS, CHAIRMAN CO ARPT BOARD. |
| Manager: | JOHNNY COOMBS PO BOX 127 BLUE MOUNTAIN, MS 38610 Phone 662-587-9500 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
| - | COURTESY VAN AVBL. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M72 - New Albany/Union County Airport (10 nm S)
8M1 - Booneville/Baldwyn Airport (20 nm SE)
KCRX - Roscoe Turner Airport (23 nm NE)
M41 - Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport (25 nm W)
M08 - William L Whitehurst Field Airport (30 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by CS
Photo taken 01-Jun-2017
looking north.
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Times for 02-Nov-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Nov-2026 08:30:51 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Nov-2026 03:30:51 |
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| METAR |
KCRX 23nm NE | 020815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC015 16/16 A3019 RMK AO2
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KM08 30nm N | 020815Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR FEW005 BKN010 OVC013 16/16 A3016 RMK A01
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KTUP 30nm SE | 020753Z AUTO 15004KT 9SM BKN019 OVC031 18/17 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01780167 $
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KUOX 33nm SW | 020815Z AUTO 14008KT 7SM -DZ FEW008 BKN020 OVC030 17/17 A3018 RMK AO2
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KFYE 35nm NW | 020815Z AUTO VRB04KT 2 1/2SM BR BKN005 BKN010 OVC021 17/17 A3015 RMK A01
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KSZY 38nm NE | 020815Z AUTO 13004KT 4SM BR FEW003 FEW009 OVC015 16/15 A3019 RMK A01
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KOLV 41nm NW | 020815Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM OVC006 17/17 A3014 RMK A01
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K01M 42nm E | 020815Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM BKN015 OVC031 18/15 A3020 RMK AO2 T01760151
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| TAF |
KTUP 30nm SE | 020520Z 0206/0306 10008KT 4SM -DZ BR SCT007 OVC020 FM021400 13010KT P6SM SCT015 OVC030 FM021800 14009KT P6SM BKN060
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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