FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI OTS INDEF. | | |
| 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 14 February 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY LGTS OTS EXC CENTER CONNECTOR INDEFLY. |
| - | (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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 12-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunset | | 18:22 | | 23:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 03:24:08 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Oct-2008 22:24:08 |
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| METAR |
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KGTR
9nm W | 130255Z 10007KT 10SM FEW025 SCT029 OVC047 21/18 A3022 RMK AO1
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KCBM
11nm N | 130257Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM OVC027 21/18 A3022 RMK AO2 CIG 023V050 SLP234 $
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KGTR
9nm W | 122332Z 130024 10006KT P6SM OVC025 FM0600 11006KT P6SM OVC020 FM1800 13010KT P6SM BKN030
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KCBM
11nm N | 121414 07009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3015INS BECMG 1516 08008KT 9999 OVC025 QNH3017INS TEMPO 1622 09010G15KT BKN030 BECMG 0809 12005KT 9999 OVC015 WSCONDS QNH3020INS T26/21Z T17/10Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1222 NEXT 1308
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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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