FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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. PAPI RY 17 & 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| 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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| 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 |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, 1055 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | 59 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 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
P.O. BOX 219
WIGGINS, MS 39577
Phone 601-928-7221
MR. DURON HATTEN, SEC/TREAS OF ARPT BOARD. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | 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 09 June 2009 | |
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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 01:52:48 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 19:52:48 |
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| METAR |
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KHBG
26nm N | 090053Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM 17/16 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01720161 $
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KGPT
26nm S | 090053Z 08009KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02280156
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KBIX
29nm SE | 090055Z AUTO 07010KT 10SM BKN190 21/15 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02140149 $
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KHSA
32nm SW | 082355Z 08009KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3009
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KPIB
38nm N | 090135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT044 18/13 A3016 RMK AO1
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KPQL
39nm SE | 090053Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02060144 TSNO
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KASD
47nm SW | 090053Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02110161
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KMOB
48nm E | 090056Z 06005KT 10SM BKN250 19/15 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01940150
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KHBG
26nm N | 082348Z 0900/0924 00000KT P6SM OVC200 FM090900 08007KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100 FM091200 07010KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC060 FM091600 07015G20KT P6SM -RA BKN015 OVC050
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KGPT
26nm S | 082331Z 0900/0924 08013KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150 FM091000 06015G25KT P6SM BKN020 OVC050 FM091500 06020G30KT 3SM RA BKN010 OVC030 FM091900 05025G35KT 3SM RA BKN010 OVC030
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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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