FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M43 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-35-43.1000N / 089-54-23.2000W 31-35.718333N / 089-54.386667W 31.5953056 / -89.9064444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 455 ft. / 138.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of PRENTISS, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39474 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD FOR EMERG CALL POLICE DEPT 601-792-5198. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN RWY 12/30 FOR MIRL AFTER 2300 KEY 121.9 FIVE TIMES. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 126.8/327.8 (MC COMB RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY MCCOMB RADIO ON FREQ 122.4.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MCBr043/25.1 | | MC COMB VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 03E |
| LBYr285/31.0 | | EATON VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FOXWORTH | | 341/18.5 | | 331 | | 05E | | FOH | ..-. --- .... |
| BROOKHAVEN | | 089/25.8 | | 407 | | 03E | | BVV | -... ...- ...- |
| TALLAHALA | | 261/37.0 | | 346 | | 00E | | THJ | - .... .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3197 x 60 ft. / 974 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 12/30 MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 31-35.861398N | | 31-35.576417N |
| Longitude: | 089-54.645733W | | 089-54.127337W |
| Elevation: | 455.0 ft. | | 454.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 | | 303 |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. trees, 520 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left and right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. tree, 1284 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF PRENTISS PO BOX 31 PRENTISS, MS 39479 Phone 601-792-5196 CHARLES DUMAS, MAYOR. |
| Manager: | ARPT BOARD 199 AIRPORT ROAD PRENTISS, MS 39474 Phone 601-792-4467 TONY WAITS ARPT BOARD SECY/TREASURER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 103/week * | | 74% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 11 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (204KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (47KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0R0 - Columbia-Marion County Airport (19 nm S)
1R7 - Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport (26 nm W)
KPIB - Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport (30 nm E)
KLUL - Hesler-Noble Field Airport (38 nm E)
KMCB - Mc Comb (Pike County) John E Lewis Field Airport (38 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 17:32:44 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 12:32:44 |
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| METAR |
KPIB 31nm E | 041715Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 35/20 A3003 RMK AO1
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KMCB 38nm SW | 041653Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM SCT047 BKN070 34/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP166 T03390217
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KHBG 39nm SE | 041653Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM FEW048 SCT060 35/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP160 T03500217
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KJAN 44nm N | 041654Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW065 34/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03440189
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KHKS 47nm N | 041653Z 24009KT 10SM CLR 35/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03500178
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| TAF |
KMCB 38nm SW | 041615Z 0416/0512 28009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN070 FM050200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050
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KHBG 39nm SE | 041128Z 0412/0512 00000KT P6SM SCT350 FM041600 23008KT P6SM SCT070 FM050300 20003KT P6SM SKC
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KJAN 44nm N | 041128Z 0412/0512 00000KT P6SM SCT350 FM041600 22010KT P6SM SCT070 FM050300 19003KT P6SM FEW050
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| NOTAMs |
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