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3M5 Moontown Airport
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MAY 2020

Location

FAA Identifier: 3M5
Lat/Long: 34-44-50.5000N 086-27-39.5000W
34-44.841667N 086-27.658333W
34.7473611,-86.4609722
(estimated)
Elevation: 655 ft. / 200 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 7 miles E of HUNTSVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35741

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 1000-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT LIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY. ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
HUNTSVILLE APPROACH: 125.6 [0600-0000]
HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE: 125.6 [0600-0000]
WX AWOS-3PT at MDQ (8 nm NW): 120.000 (256-829-1242)
WX ASOS at HSV (17 nm SW): 121.25 (256-772-8074)
WX AWOS-3 at FYM (19 nm N): 135.275 (931-433-5916)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RQZr107/9.0ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E
DCUr077/24.3DECATUR VOR/DME112.8001W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
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
Latitude: 34-44.845258N34-44.839072N
Longitude: 086-27.875732W086-27.440293W
Elevation: 655.0 ft.634.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 091 true272 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions: 31 ft. tree, 1407 ft. from runway, 189 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear17 ft. road, 379 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JERRY BARNETT
200 AIRPORT DRIVE
BROWNSBORO, AL 35741
Phone 256-852-9781
Manager: JERRY BARNETT
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
    
Aircraft operations: avg 43/day *
63% transient general aviation
37% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 16 October 2017

Additional Remarks

- TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
- FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3M5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMDQ - Huntsville 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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Taken in April 2008
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-May-2020
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0610:06
Sunrise05:3510:35
Sunset19:5100:51
Evening civil twilight20:2001:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-May-2020 07:40:39
Local (UTC-5)  29-May-2020 02:40:39
 
METAR
KMDQ 
8nm NW 		290715Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM SCT120 19/18 A3000 RMK A02 T01860181
KHUA 
12nm W 		290658Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC120 18/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01780175
KHSV 
17nm W 		290653Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM OVC120 19/18 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01890178 $
KFYM 
19nm N 		290635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW042 SCT047 OVC110 18/18 A3000 RMK A01
TAF
KHSV 
17nm W 		290535Z 2906/3006 00000KT P6SM SCT120 FM291500 22005KT P6SM SCT090 PROB30 2917/2923 4SM -TSRA OVC040CB FM300200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
River Flight Aviation 256-852-9781
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100LL
PS $4.60 
 Updated 22-Apr-2020
  
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