FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M55 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-50-48.1880N 088-06-55.7130W
33-50.803133N 088-06.928550W
33.8467189,-88.1154758
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 463 ft. / 141.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2010) |
| From city: | 6 miles N of VERNON, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35586 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1965 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ARPT LGTS INOP. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 126.075 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 126.075 |
| WX AWOS-3P at M40 (19 nm W): | 118.475 (662-369-3498) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CBMr053/20.3 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| IGBr039/29.4 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3613 x 75 ft. / 1101 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
WDSPRD JOINT CRACKING WITH VEGETATION. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
ARPT LGTS INOP. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-51.091750N | | 33-50.515000N |
| Longitude: | 088-07.016850W | | 088-06.840000W |
| Elevation: | 463.0 ft. | | 457.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 166 true | | 348 magnetic, 346 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 137 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
13 FT TREE 160 FT FM RWY END 111 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 0:1 OBST CLNC; 18 FT TREE 149 FT FM RWY END 126 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 11 FT TREE 163 FT FM RWY END 94 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 6 FT TREE 197 FT FM RWY END 96 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; 2 FT FENCE 196 FT FM RWY END 109 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 17 ft. trees, 202 ft. from runway, 11 ft. left of centerline
11 FT TREE 189 FT FM RWY END 71 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 0:1 OBST CLNC; 22 FT TREE 198 FT FM RWY END 125 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 16 FT TREE 191 FT FM RWY END 74 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAMAR COUNTY COMSN
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-9119 |
| Manager: | CHRIS WILBANKS
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-7136 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
| - | ALL ARPT LGT OTS. |
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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (17 nm SE)
KHAB - Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport (17 nm N)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (19 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (20 nm SW)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (26 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Apr-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| 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) | 02-Apr-2025 17:36:51 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Apr-2025 12:36:51 |
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| METAR |
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KM40
19nm W | 021715Z AUTO 18018G28KT 10SM FEW037 BKN046 BKN055 28/22 A2988 RMK AO2
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KCBM
21nm SW | 021655Z 19017G23KT 10SM BKN032 28/21 A2983 RMK AO2A PK WND 17028/32 SLP102 T02820207 $
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KGTR
33nm SW | 021656Z 18017G31KT 10SM BKN036 OVC065 27/21 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 17036/1634 SLP117 T02720211
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KCBM
21nm SW | 021220Z 0212/0315 16010G15KT 9999 BKN015 BKN020 QNH2982INS BECMG 0213/0214 17015G25KT 9999 BKN020 540206 QNH2975INS BECMG 0300/0301 18020G35KT 9999 BKN030 520003 540303 QNH2973INS BECMG 0305/0306 18010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2980INS BECMG 0308/0309 18012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2985INS TX30/0219Z TN23/0212Z
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| NOTAMs |
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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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