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M72 New Albany-Union County Airport
New Albany, Mississippi, USA

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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

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
  • 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
OTBr326/22.5TUPELO VOR/DME109.8004E
HLIr117/26.8HOLLY SPRINGS VORTAC112.4003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HARDEMAN178/39.940401EBAV -... .- ...-

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: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 34-33.261667N34-32.619500N
Longitude: 089-01.490000W089-01.442333W
Elevation: 409.0 ft.405.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 177 magnetic, 176 true357 magnetic, 356 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 65 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear49 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
    
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
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Aerial photo of M72 (New Albany-Union County Airport)
Photo by Denny Young CFI
Photo taken 07-Oct-2007
looking north

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Sectional chart
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From to M72

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1812:18
Sunrise06:4612:46
Sunset16:4522:45
Evening civil twilight17:1223:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 06:12:11
Local (UTC-6)  01-Dec-2009 00:12:11
 
METAR
KTUP 
21nm SE 
010553Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 01/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00061006 10056 20000 401390000 50000
KUOX 
27nm W 
010555Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 00/M01 A3017 RMK AO2
TAF
KTUP 
21nm SE 
010525Z 0106/0206 36003KT P6SM SCT250 FM011500 09007KT P6SM BKN250 FM020500 08010KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near New Albany-Union County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LOUISVILLE-NW (NEW ALBANY) 3.6 70-74
COMFORT INN NEW ALBANY 3.7 80-100

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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