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M24 Dean Griffin Memorial Airport
Wiggins, Mississippi, USA


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

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GPTr349/26.5GULFPORT VORTAC109.0002E
PCUr055/34.0PICAYUNE VOR/DME112.2005E
LBYr160/35.7EATON VORTAC110.6005E
GCVr241/37.9GREENE COUNTY VORTAC115.7005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HANCO030/28.022103EAYI .- -.-- ..
PICAYUNE050/32.927601EMJD -- .--- -..

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: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Obstructions: 55 ft. tree, 1055 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear16 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
    
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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Area around M24 (Dean Griffin Memorial Airport)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1211:12
Sunrise06:3711:37
Sunset19:1300:13
Evening civil twilight19:3800:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 08:21:35
Local (UTC-5)  05-Sep-2008 03:21:35
 
METAR
KHBG 
26nm N 
050802Z AUTO 12003KT 8SM OVC003 25/23 A2979 RMK AO2
KGPT 
26nm S 
050801Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM FEW011 SCT017 BKN085 27/25 A2979 RMK AO2
KBIX 
29nm SE 
050755Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM FEW230 27/24 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP091 T02680243 $
KHSA 
32nm SW 
050202Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/27 A2979
KPIB 
38nm N 
050755Z AUTO 19004KT 5SM OVC005 23/21 A2980 RMK AO1
KPQL 
39nm SE 
050753Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW016 SCT022 SCT085 25/24 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T02500244
KASD 
47nm SW 
050753Z AUTO 32003KT 9SM SCT008 BKN012 25/24 A2978 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE TSE11 SLP085 T02500239
KMOB 
48nm E 
050756Z 15004KT 9SM CLR 24/23 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP095 T02440228
TAF
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
KGPT 
26nm S 
050528Z 050606 16006KT P6SM SCT012 TEMPO 0912 5SM BR FM1800 18005KT P6SM BKN050 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
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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