FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MHP |
| Lat/Long: | 32-22-26.0000N / 082-04-45.1000W
32-22.433333N / 082-04.751667W
32.3738889 / -82.0791944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 197 ft. / 60.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of METTER, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30439 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 10/28 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-0000; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. AFTER 0000, ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 AND PAPI RYS 10 & 28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-A at CWV (15 nm SE): | 395 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VDI (18 nm SW): | 119.925 (912-538-0219) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TBR (19 nm E): | 119.025 (912-764-9321) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.5/363.2 (MILLEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DBNr112/39.7 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| METTER | | at field | | 432 | | 03W | | MHP | -- .... .--. |
| ONYUN | | 055/14.3 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| CLAXTON | | 321/14.6 | | 395 | | 04W | | CWV | -.-. .-- ...- |
| PRISON | | 014/19.3 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| EMANUEL COUNTY | | 137/25.8 | | 309 | | 04W | | EEX | . . -..- |
| SYLVANIA | | 240/29.6 | | 245 | | 04W | | JYL | .--- -.-- .-.. |
| MILLEN | | 195/31.8 | | 205 | | 05W | | LNH | .-.. -. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3612 x 75 ft. / 1101 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 32-22.447268N | | 32-22.419127N |
| Longitude: | 082-05.101450W | | 082-04.400395W |
| Elevation: | 195.1 ft. | | 195.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 093 true | | 276 magnetic, 273 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.35 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
+5 FT FENCE AT THLD 202 FT L. | | 31 ft. trees, 975 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY & COUNTY
PO BOX 61
METTER, GA 30439
Phone 912-685-2527 |
| Manager: | JOE NEVILLE
BOX 667
METTER, GA 30417
Phone 912-739-2533
JOE NEVILLE, CHAIRMAN.
ARPT PHONE 912-685-4162. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 132/week * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 June 2006 | |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **NEW** | |
download (177KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **NEW** | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (85KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCWV - Claxton-Evans County Airport (15 nm SE)
KVDI - Vidalia Regional Airport (18 nm SW)
KTBR - Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport (19 nm E)
KRVJ - Swinton Smith Field at Reidsville Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KSBO - Emanuel County Airport (20 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 04-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2008 06:15:30 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2008 02:15:30 |
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| METAR |
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KCWV
15nm SE | 040549Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG VV000 22/21 A3010 RMK AO2
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KVDI
18nm SW | 040600Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3010 RMK AO1
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KTBR
19nm E | 040602Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3010 RMK AO1
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KJYL
29nm NE | 040219Z AUTO 19004KT CLR 25/21 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W PWINO
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KSAV
47nm E | 040532Z 040606 19002KT P6SM SKC FM1000 00000KT 6SM BR SKC TEMPO 1013 5SM BR FEW020 FM1300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW035 FM1700 17007KT P6SM FEW035CB SCT050 FM2100 16010KT P6SM FEW045 SCT080 FM0100 18003KT P6SM FEW080
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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