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3M5

Moontown Airport
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) 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
RQZr107/9.0		ROCKET VORTAC		112.20		02E

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:	34-44.845258N	34-44.839072N
Longitude:	086-27.875732W	086-27.440293W
Elevation:	655.0 ft.	634.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	092 magnetic, 091 true	272 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions:	65 ft. trees, 153 ft. from runway, 145 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear	58 ft. tree, 381 ft. from runway, 168 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	3M5 AIRPORT INC. P.O. BOX 24 BROWNSBORO, AL 35741 Phone 256-852-9781
Manager:	TIMOTHY KNUEVEN 200 AIRPORT DRIVE BROWNSBORO, AL 35741 Phone 256-852-9781

Additional Remarks

-	TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
-	GLIDER ACT INVOF ARPT.
-	ARPT MOWING IN PROGRESS WKDAYS SPRING THRU AUTUMN.

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:19	12:19
Sunrise	06:45	12:45
Sunset	17:14	23:14
Evening civil twilight	17:40	23:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Feb-2025 14:11:35
Local (UTC-6)	01-Feb-2025 08:11:35

METAR

KMDQ 8nm NW	011355Z AUTO 35003KT M1/4SM FG OVC002 03/03 A3021 RMK A02 T00300027
KHUA 12nm W	312056Z 19008KT 7SM BKN090 15/14 A2984 RMK SLPNO RVRNO $
KHSV 17nm W	011353Z 00000KT 1 1/4SM R18R/1800V5500FT BR BCFG SCT002 04/04 A3020 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 10 SLP229 T00440044 $
KFYM 19nm N	011355Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR OVC018 05/05 A3021 RMK A01

TAF

KHUA 12nm W	312000Z 3120/0202 22009KT 9999 BKN080 510023 520805 QNH2981INS BECMG 0103/0104 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN020 QNH2996INS BECMG 0109/0110 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN005 QNH3008INS BECMG 0117/0118 VRB06KT 8000 BR OVC013 QNH3020INS TX16/3121Z TN07/0111Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0100 NEXT 0312
KHSV 17nm W	011144Z 0112/0212 31003KT 3SM BR FEW080 TEMPO 0112/0114 1/4SM FG VV003 FM011400 34006KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 FM012000 06006KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 FM020400 14003KT 5SM BR SCT015

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

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Comments

3M5 Airport Inc.

256-852-9781
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Computerized weather, Internet access, ...

More info about 3M5 Airport Inc.

independent
	100LL
SS		$5.12
Updated 20-Dec-2024

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SS=Self service

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