FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M72 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-32-56.4350N / 089-01-27.9700W 34-32.940583N / 089-01.466167W 34.5490097 / -89.0244361 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 413 ft. / 125.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of NEW ALBANY, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 38652 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI DAYLIGHT HOURS, ALL SAT 0800-1200 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 OPR DUSK-2200. AFTER 2200 CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 135.9/273.55 (TUPELO RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| OTBr326/22.5 | | TUPELO VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 04E |
| HLIr117/26.8 | | HOLLY SPRINGS VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HARDEMAN | | 178/39.9 | | 404 | | 01E | | BAV | -... .- ...- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3903 x 75 ft. / 1190 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-33.261667N | | 34-32.619500N |
| Longitude: | 089-01.490000W | | 089-01.442333W |
| Elevation: | 409.0 ft. | | 405.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 176 true | | 357 magnetic, 356 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear | | 49 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NEW ALBANY CITY & UNION COUNTY P.O. BOX 56 NEW ALBANY, MS 38652 Phone 662-534-1010 |
| Manager: | CHARLES WRIGHT 1476 COUNTY ROAD 101 NEW ALBANY, MS 38652 Phone 662-534-1050 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 27% | military | | 21% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 08 October 2008 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (197KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
25M - Ripley Airport (10 nm N)
8M1 - Booneville/Baldwyn Airport (19 nm E)
KTUP - Tupelo Regional Airport (21 nm SE)
KUOX - University-Oxford Airport (27 nm W)
M41 - Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport (29 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Denny Young CFI
Photo taken 07-Oct-2007
looking north
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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 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 06:12:11 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 00:12:11 |
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| METAR |
KTUP 21nm SE | 010553Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 01/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00061006 10056 20000 401390000 50000
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KUOX 27nm W | 010555Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 00/M01 A3017 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KTUP 21nm SE | 010525Z 0106/0206 36003KT P6SM SCT250 FM011500 09007KT P6SM BKN250 FM020500 08010KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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