FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M24 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-50-35.6780N / 089-09-35.1840W
30-50.594633N / 089-09.586400W
30.8432439 / -89.1597733
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 270 ft. / 82.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of WIGGINS, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39577 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GPTr349/26.5 | | GULFPORT VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 02E |
| PCUr055/34.0 | | PICAYUNE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 05E |
| LBYr160/35.7 | | EATON VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 05E |
| GCVr241/37.9 | | GREENE COUNTY VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HANCO | | 030/28.0 | | 221 | | 03E | | AYI | .- -.-- .. |
| PICAYUNE | | 050/32.9 | | 276 | | 01E | | MJD | -- .--- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL AVAIL.; CALL (601) 766-5341. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, 1055 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | 16 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE IN RY SAFETY AREA. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WIGGINS-STONE CO
117 FIRST STREET
WIGGINS, MS 39577
Phone 601-928-7221 |
| Manager: | AIRPORT BOARD
944 AIRPORT ST.
WIGGINS, MS 39577
Phone 601-928-7221
MR. SCOTT MADDOX, SEC/TREAS OF ARPT BOARD.
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 219 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 03 June 2008 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at M24.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHBG - Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
KGPT - Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (27 nm S)
KBIX - Keesler Air Force Base (29 nm SE)
KHSA - Stennis International Airport (32 nm SW)
KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (33 nm SW)
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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 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 19:13 | | 00:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:38 | | 00:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 08:21:35 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2008 03:21:35 |
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| METAR |
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KHBG
26nm N | 050802Z AUTO 12003KT 8SM OVC003 25/23 A2979 RMK AO2
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KGPT
26nm S | 050801Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM FEW011 SCT017 BKN085 27/25 A2979 RMK AO2
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KBIX
29nm SE | 050755Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM FEW230 27/24 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP091 T02680243 $
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KHSA
32nm SW | 050202Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/27 A2979
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KPIB
38nm N | 050755Z AUTO 19004KT 5SM OVC005 23/21 A2980 RMK AO1
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KPQL
39nm SE | 050753Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW016 SCT022 SCT085 25/24 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T02500244
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KASD
47nm SW | 050753Z AUTO 32003KT 9SM SCT008 BKN012 25/24 A2978 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE TSE11 SLP085 T02500239
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KMOB
48nm E | 050756Z 15004KT 9SM CLR 24/23 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP095 T02440228
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KHBG
26nm N | 050522Z 050606 15004KT P6SM VCSH FEW014 FM0800 17004KT 4SM BR SCT005 OVC014 TEMPO 0912 1SM BR BKN005 FM1300 18005KT 5SM BR VCSH SCT015 OVC025 FM1500 23005KT P6SM BKN012 OVC035 FM1800 30006KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 BKN070 FM2000 31007KT P6SM BKN050 FM0100 3
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KGPT
26nm S | 050528Z 050606 16006KT P6SM SCT012 TEMPO 0912 5SM BR FM1800 18005KT P6SM BKN050 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
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KBIX
29nm SE | 050202 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2977INS BECMG 0506 VRB05KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2980INS BECMG 1415 VRB05KT 9999 VCTS SCT035CB QNH2985INS BECMG 2223 VRB05KT 9999 NSW SCT035 QNH2980INS T30/18Z T25/11Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0504 NEXT 0510
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| NOTAMs |
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