AirNav: M83 - McCharen Field Airport

M83

McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	M83
Lat/Long:	33-35-02.5000N 088-40-00.1000W 33-35.041667N 088-40.001667W 33.5840278,-88.6666944 (estimated)
Elevation:	205.2 ft. / 62.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (1995)
From city:	2 miles S of WEST POINT, MS
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	39773

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1959
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GWO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-2200. AFT 2200, ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
COLUMBUS APPROACH:	135.6
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE:	135.6
WX AWOS-3PT at GTR (9 nm SE):	126.375 (662-328-7798)
WX ASOS at CBM (12 nm E):	354.6
WX AWOS-3PT at STF (13 nm SW):	118.975 (662-323-4966)
WX AWOS-3P at M40 (19 nm NE):	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
IGBr304/9.7	BIGBEE VORTAC	116.20	04E
CBMr253/11.9	CALEDONIA VORTAC	115.20	00E
OTBr166/38.9	TUPELO VOR/DME	109.80	04E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL SVC AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

3850 x 75 ft. / 1173 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	36.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

33-35.359242N

33-34.724550N

Longitude:

088-39.998790W

088-40.004385W

Elevation:

205.2 ft.

203.8 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

180

360

Displaced threshold:

390 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in poor condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

47 ft. tree, 1400 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
RR 50 FT FM RWY END.

11 ft. road, 900 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM END OF RWY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF WEST POINT 204 COMMERCE/BOX 1117 WEST POINT, MS 39773 Phone 662-494-2573
Manager:	RANDY JONES PO BOX 1117 WEST POINT, MS 39773 Phone 662-524-0039

Additional Remarks

-	COURTESY CAR AVBL.
-	FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 662-434-3044, WHEN CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 CHANGED		download (192KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 CHANGED		download (193KB)
VOR/DME-B CHANGED		download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (303KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (5 nm S)
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (9 nm SE)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (12 nm E)
KSTF - George M Bryan Airport (13 nm SW)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (16 nm SE)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (19 nm NE)

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Area around M83 (McCharen Field Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:40	10:40
Sunrise	06:06	11:06
Sunset	19:37	00:37
Evening civil twilight	20:04	01:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-May-2026 12:05:03
Local (UTC-5)	02-May-2026 07:05:03

METAR

KGTR 9nm SE	021156Z 34006KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 60001 70005 T01170061 10139 20111 53011 $
KCBM 11nm E	021104Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM FEW060 OVC130 12/06 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE04 SLP144 $
KSTF 13nm SW	021155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3000 RMK AO2
KM40 19nm NE	021155Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 11/M11 A3004 RMK AO2

TAF

KGTR 9nm SE	020540Z 0206/0306 02008KT P6SM OVC100
KCBM 11nm E	012110Z 0121/0223 01006KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 BKN130 QNH2996INS BECMG 0201/0202 01006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN035 OVC075 QNH2990INS BECMG 0205/0206 01006KT 9999 NSW BKN040 QNH2992INS BECMG 0217/0218 35015G20KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2996INS TX20/0121Z TN12/0212Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0121 NEXT 0315

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

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Comments

City of West Point

662-524-0039

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.20		$4.50
Updated 28-Apr-2026

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