FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UBS |
| Lat/Long: | 33-27-55.4280N / 088-22-49.1390W
33-27.923800N / 088-22.818983W
33.4653967 / -88.3803164
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 188 ft. / 57 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of COLUMBUS, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 39702 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1000-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 OPER DUSK-2200. AFTER 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 135.6 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 135.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GTR (11 nm W): | 126.375 (662-328-7798) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IGBr096/6.8 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| CBMr165/11.0 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALICEVILLE | | 335/23.2 | | 254 | | | | AIV | .- .. ...- |
| BRYAN | | 083/23.6 | | 281 | | 02E | | STF | ... - ..-. |
| FAYETTE | | 242/32.1 | | 204 | | 00E | | FDF | ..-. -.. ..-. |
| LOUISVILLE | | 061/39.2 | | 212 | | 00E | | LMS | .-.. -- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL SERVICE AFTER HOURS, CALL (662) 242-8120. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-28.290400N | | 33-27.548500N |
| Longitude: | 088-22.861667W | | 088-22.848333W |
| Gradient: | | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 179 true | | 358 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2510 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. trees, 2075 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
523 MAIN ST, PO BOX 1408
COLUMBUS, MS 39703
Phone 662-328-7021 |
| Manager: | MIKE TALONEY
368 FABRITEK DRIVE
COLUMBUS, MS 39702
Phone 662-327-6907 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 03 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | (PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (164KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (11 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (11 nm N)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (15 nm W)
M83 - McCharen Field Airport (16 nm NW)
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (19 nm E)
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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 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 17:49:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 11:49:54 |
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| METAR |
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KGTR
9nm W | 251648Z 31004KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A3016
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KCBM
11nm N | 251655Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01420022 $
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KGTR
9nm W | 251135Z 2512/2612 29005KT P6SM SKC FM251500 30007KT P6SM FEW250 FM260000 30003KT P6SM SKC FM261100 32010G18KT P6SM SKC
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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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