FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018
Location
FAA Identifier: | UTA |
Lat/Long: | 34-41-06.2000N / 090-20-52.0000W 34-41.103333N / 090-20.866667W 34.6850556 / -90.3477778 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 194.4 ft. / 59.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 00E (2005) |
From city: | 1 mile E of TUNICA, MS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 38676 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1981 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | UTA (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 17/35 AND MALSR RY 35 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (662-363-1652) |
MEMPHIS APPROACH: | 119.1 |
MEMPHIS DEPARTURE: | 119.1 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
UJMr067/17.4 | | MARVELL VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 01E |
MEMr221/26.7 | | MEMPHIS VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 01E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 8500 x 150 ft. / 2591 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 45 /F/B/X/U | Single wheel: | 94.0 | Double wheel: | 215.0 | Double tandem: | 460.0 | Dual double tandem: | 720.0, TRIPLE TANDEM = 510 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 34-41.786463N | | 34-40.421167N |
Longitude: | 090-21.057737W | | 090-20.676333W |
Elevation: | 194.4 ft. | | 194.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 167 | | 347 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | TUNICA COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION PO BOX 158 TUNICA, MS 38676 Phone 662-357-7320 |
Manager: | ERIC KONUPKA, C.M. PO BOX 158 TUNICA, MS 38676 Phone 662-357-7320 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | 57% | local general aviation | 37% | transient general aviation | 3% | commercial | 2% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
- | 24 HR PPR COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS OVER 30 SEATS. CALL AMGR 662-357-7320. |
- | FOR CD CTC MEM APCH AT 901-842-8457. |
- | RY 35 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
- | AGRICULTURAL ACFT ACTIVITY INVOF THE ARPT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ALL DAYS. |
- | LRG FLOCKS OF GEESE INVOF ARPT NOV - FEB. |
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 from 29 March 2018 at 0901Z to 26 April 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 35 | |
download (244KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (274KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (251KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (197KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHEE - Thompson-Robbins Airport (17 nm W)
6M7 - Marianna/Lee County Airport-Steve Edwards Field (24 nm W)
KCKM - Fletcher Field Airport (25 nm S)
KMMS - Selfs Airport (27 nm S)
KAWM - West Memphis Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Taken in August 2012
looking northwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 20-Apr-2018
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
Sunrise | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
Sunset | | 19:36 | | 00:36 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Apr-2018 04:13:56 |
Local (UTC-5) | 20-Apr-2018 23:13:56 |
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METAR |
KUTA | 210355Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM 11/04 A3024 RMK AO2 TSNO
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TAF |
KMEM 29nm NE | 202046Z 2021/2124 09007KT P6SM SCT250 FM211500 13010KT P6SM FEW045 SCT150
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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