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3M5

Moontown Airport
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 -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:	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 (256-207-5925)
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:	63 ft. trees, 311 ft. from runway, 160 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear	50 ft. trees, 510 ft. from runway, 167 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 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.
-	DEER ON AND INVOF OF ARPT

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 22-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	11:10
Sunrise	06:35	11:35
Sunset	18:42	23:42
Evening civil twilight	19:08	00:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Sep-2025 00:31:49
Local (UTC-5)	22-Sep-2025 19:31:49

METAR

KMDQ 8nm NW	230015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A2998 RMK A02 LTG DSNT N T02130206
KHUA 12nm W	221857Z 18010KT 7SM SCT040 31/20 A2998
KHSV 17nm W	222353Z 12003KT 10SM FEW065 SCT150 OVC250 23/21 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 60004 T02280206 10311 20217 56005 $
KFYM 19nm N	222355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW055 SCT070 BKN080 22/22 A2999 RMK A01

TAF

KHUA 12nm W	222100Z 2221/2402 18010KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2998INS TEMPO 2221/2222 6000 23035G45KT -TSRA BKN040CB BECMG 2300/2301 15006KT 9999 SCT060 BKN250 QNH2995INS TEMPO 2319/2324 9000 -SHRA BKN035 BKN200 BECMG 2323/2324 18006KT 9999 SCT050 SCT250 QNH2999INS TX33/2221Z TN21/2312Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2300 NEXT 2312
KHSV 17nm W	221941Z 2220/2318 20010G19KT P6SM VCTS SCT050 BKN250CB PROB30 2220/2224 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM230000 15004KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 FM230900 15003KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 PROB30 2309/2314 4SM -TSRA BR BKN035CB FM231400 24005KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 2314/2318 4SM -SHRA BR OVC025

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		$4.99
Updated 19-Sep-2025

write

SS=Self service

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