FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CKM |
| Lat/Long: | 34-17-59.0000N / 090-30-44.3000W 34-17.983333N / 090-30.738333W 34.2997222 / -90.5123056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 173 ft. / 52.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1990) |
| From city: | 7 miles NE of CLARKSDALE, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 38645 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS ON SOUTH STUB TWY TO APRON. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.675 (662-624-9777) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 135.3/335.8(BRINKLEY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| UJMr153/18.4 | | MARVELL VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5404 x 100 ft. / 1647 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 32.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-18.427482N | | 34-17.537427N |
| Longitude: | 090-30.714515W | | 090-30.763483W |
| Elevation: | 171.5 ft. | | 172.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 183 true | | 001 magnetic, 003 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RY 18 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL RY 36 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 89 ft. trees, 2240 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COAHOMA CO AIRPORT BOARD P.O. BOX 820 CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 Phone 662-624-5448 AND CITY OF CLARKSDALE |
| Manager: | DAVID HUGGINS P.O. BOX 700 CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 Phone 662-627-4126 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 82/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 46% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NUMEROUS AGRICULTURAL ACFT OPR WEST OF N/S TWY. ACFT DEP N; LND S. |
| - | 24 HR SELF SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD ON 100LL. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (200KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (200KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (47KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMMS - Selfs Airport (12 nm E)
KHEE - Thompson-Robbins Airport (18 nm NW)
KUTA - Tunica Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
KPMU - Panola County Airport (31 nm E)
M37 - Ruleville-Drew Airport (31 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Pilot/Photographer: Paul Everitt
Photo taken 16-May-2006
from a Liberty XL2
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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 07-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:01 | | 00:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 01:16:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Oct-2008 20:16:36 |
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| METAR |
KUTA 24nm N | 080055Z AUTO 15005KT 7SM -RA SCT011 SCT027 OVC070 21/20 A2990 RMK AO2 P0035 TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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