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M55 Lamar County Airport
Vernon, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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
CBMr053/20.3CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
IGBr039/29.4BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E

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: 
Single wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
ARPT LGTS INOP.
Runway edge markings: RWY MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 33-51.091750N33-50.515000N
Longitude: 088-07.016850W088-06.840000W
Elevation: 463.0 ft.457.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 168 magnetic, 166 true348 magnetic, 346 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on leftpulsating/steady burning VASI on left
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 31/week *
91% transient general aviation
9% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 01 February 2019

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2011:20
Sunrise06:4511:45
Sunset19:1000:10
Evening civil twilight19:3500:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 17:00:39
Local (UTC-5)  28-Mar-2024 12:00:39
 
METAR
KM40 
19nm W 
281655Z AUTO 35011KT 10SM CLR 17/M00 A3027 RMK AO2
KCBM 
21nm SW 
281555Z 02008KT 10SM CLR 16/M01 A3022 RMK AO2A SLP236 T01561010 $
KGTR 
33nm SW 
281556Z 01008KT 10SM CLR 15/01 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01500006
TAF
KCBM 
21nm SW 
272355Z 2723/2823 36009KT 9999 BKN180 QNH3001INS BECMG 2805/2806 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3011INS TEMPO 2811/2813 9000 BR BECMG 2813/2814 36010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3014INS TX16/2723Z TN04/2810Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2723 NEXT 2809
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