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KAYX Arnold Air Force Base
Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: AYX
Lat/Long: 35-23-33.2830N / 086-05-08.9520W
35-23.554717N / 086-05.149200W
35.3925786 / -86.0858200
(estimated)
Elevation: 1067 ft. / 325 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1995)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 37389

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BNA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1500, CLSD WKEND & HOL
ATNDD FOR APVD PPR OPNS ONLY; RSTRD OFFL BUS ONLY, 24 HR NOTICE FOR PPR. CTC BASE OPS 0700-1500 MON-FRI DSN 340-7752/7689, C931-454-7752/7689 FOR PPR NR.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: 24 HRS
RY LGTS OPER ONLY AS RQRD FOR APVD FLTS.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 126.2
WX AWOS-3: 128.325 (931-454-2052)
ARNOLD OPS: 127.45
WX AWOS-3 at THA (8 nm W): 128.325 (931-454-2052)
WX AWOS-3 at BGF (13 nm S): 121.675 (931-967-8445)
  • 126.2 & 257.975
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS CENTER ON FREQS 126.75/353.5 (SHELBYVILLE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
UXMr088/(7.9)TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR109.6503W
SYIr121/20.0SHELBYVILLE VOR/DME109.0001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BURWI122/8.733203WULH ..- .-.. ....
BOILING FORK358/12.926302WBGF -... --. ..-.
SEWANEE319/14.627502EUOS ..- --- ...
KELSO056/27.235801WTNY - -. -.--
JASPER311/31.738202WAPT .- .--. -
VERONA100/36.025100WLUG .-.. ..- --.
WALTER HILL160/36.837102WFQW ..-. --.- .--
HURRICANE203/38.025602WSKN ... -.- -.
SEWART153/38.539102WSWZ ... .-- --..

Airport Services

Oil available: UHF 257.975.

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 6000 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 35 /F/B/X/T
Single wheel: 162.0, RY 03/21 WT BRG CPTY ST175. RY 03 FIRST 1000 FT WT BRG CPTY ST121 DDTW425.
Double wheel: 216.0
Double tandem: 289.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 35-23.097667N35-23.997333N
Longitude: 086-05.397000W086-04.894833W
Elevation: 1067.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF
ARNOLD AFB
TULLAHOMA, TN 37389
Manager: MURRAY KING
ARNOLD AFB
TULLAHOMA, TN 37389
Phone 931-454-6654
CHIEF AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT.

Additional Remarks

CAUTION: LDG AT PILOT'S DISCRETION.
JASU: A/M32-86, A/M32-60.
TRAN ALERT: TRAN MAINTENANCE SUPPORT EXTREMELY LIMITED.
FUEL: J8
OIL: JOAP 24 HR PN.
CAUTION: DEER AND BIRD HAZ. CTC BASE OPS 10 MIN PRIOR TO LDG FOR ARR INFO AND WILDLIFE WATCH UPDATE.
CAUTION: C-130 AIRDROP OR COPTER OPR IN VICINITY POSSIBLE.
TFC PAT: OVERHEAD 2500'. AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF LARGE ROCKET TEST FACILITY 1 NM E.

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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (157KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (160KB)
VOR-A   download (142KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTHA - Tullahoma Regional Airport/William Northern Field (8 nm W)
KBGF - Winchester Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KSYI - Bomar Field-Shelbyville Municipal Airport (20 nm NW)
KRNC - Warren County Memorial Airport (22 nm NE)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (31 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KAYX (Arnold Air Force Base)
Photo by Marcos Moré with Antonio Moré piloting
Photo taken 26-Dec-2007
from Cessna 152 N68129

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Sectional chart
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From to KAYX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2010:20
Sunrise05:4910:49
Sunset19:5300:53
Evening civil twilight20:2101:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 13:22:16
Local (UTC-5)  24-Jul-2008 08:22:16
 
METAR
KMDQ 
39nm SW 
241300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT047 SCT055 21/18 A3008 RMK AO2
KMQY 
43nm NW 
241256Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 22/15 A3010 RMK AO2 T02160150 SLP183
KCHA 
48nm SE 
241253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02170172
TAF
KCHA 
48nm SE 
241134Z 241212 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150 FM1600 04005KT P6SM FEW060 FM0100 00000KT P6SM SKC
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AirNav users who flew into KAYX have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 34.0 40-45
RAMADA LIMITED MANCHESTER 4.9 58-59
 

Other hotels near Arnold Air Force Base

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MANCHESTER TN 4.9 58-59
SCOTTISH INNS MANCHESTER 4.9 31-40
DAYS INN AND SUITES - MANCHESTER 4.9 60
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 4.9 41-106
COUNTRY INN STES MANCHESTER 4.9 80-125

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2 in Monteagle
 

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