FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3M5 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-44-50.3250N / 086-27-40.9590W
34-44.838750N / 086-27.682650W
34.7473125 / -86.4613775
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 650 ft. / 198 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles E of HUNTSVILLE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 35741 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.
ACTVT LIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
BCN SHIELDED ON SOUTH. |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MDQ (8 nm NW): | 120.000 (256-829-1242) |
| WX ASOS at HSV (17 nm SW): | PHONE 256-772-8074 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FYM (19 nm N): | 135.275 (931-433-5916) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RQZr107/9.0 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| DCUr077/24.3 | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| UXMr199/(39.4) | | TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR | | 109.65 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| REDSTONE | | 075/11.6 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| CAPSHAW | | 097/15.7 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
| KELSO | | 171/23.5 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| COLE SPRING | | 039/29.0 | | 230 | | 01W | | CPP | -.-. .--. .--. |
| SARATOGA | | 340/31.9 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| BOILING FORK | | 219/32.3 | | 263 | | 02W | | BGF | -... --. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2180 x 160 ft. / 664 x 49 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 1407 ft. from runway, 189 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear | | 17 ft. road, 379 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | GEORGE MYERS
200 AIRPORT DR
BROWNSBORO, AL 35741
Phone 256-852-9781 |
| Manager: | GEORGE MYERS
200 AIRPORT DRIVE
BROWNSBORO, AL 35741
Phone 256-852-9781 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 96 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 83 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 43/day * | | 63% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 April 2009 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3M5.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMDQ - Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field (8 nm NW)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (12 nm W)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (17 nm SW)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (23 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of BlakeMathis.com
Taken in April 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 16:35 | | 22:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:02 | | 23:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Nov-2009 06:16:56 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 27-Nov-2009 00:16:56 |
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| METAR |
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KMDQ
8nm NW | 270600Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3013 RMK AO2 T00181006
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KHSV
17nm W | 270553Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00111028 10067 20000 401170000 58003
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| TAF |
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KHSV
17nm W | 270536Z 2706/2806 29005KT P6SM SKC FM271500 29011KT P6SM SKC FM280000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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