FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M83 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-35-02.5300N / 088-40-00.0700W
33-35.042167N / 088-40.001167W
33.5840361 / -88.6666861
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 205 ft. / 62.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of WEST POINT, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 39773 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| 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-DAWN
AFTER 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 135.6 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 135.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GTR (9 nm SE): | 126.375 (662-328-7798) |
| WX AWOS-3 at STF (13 nm SW): | 118.975 (662-323-4966) |
| WX AWOS-3 at M40 (19 nm NE): | 118.475 (662-369-3498) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BRYAN | | 043/12.9 | | 281 | | 02E | | STF | ... - ..-. |
| LOUISVILLE | | 037/33.0 | | 212 | | 00E | | LMS | .-.. -- ... |
| ALICEVILLE | | 319/37.1 | | 254 | | | | AIV | .- .. ...- |
Airport Services
| 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 36.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-35.359333N | | 33-34.724667N |
| Longitude: | 088-39.998667W | | 088-40.004167W |
| Elevation: | 205.0 ft. | | 203.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 | | 360 |
| Displaced threshold: | 392 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear
RR 50 FT FROM RY END. | | 78 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM END OF RY. |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 03 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | (PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (191KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (187KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (200KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (182KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (51KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 16:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 20:12:22 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 14:12:22 |
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| METAR |
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KGTR
9nm SE | 211950Z 09006KT 10SM OVC110 18/07 A3003
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KCBM
11nm E | 211955Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM FEW150 18/07 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01760071 $
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KGTR
9nm SE | 211741Z 2118/2218 09007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM220200 08006KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC070 TEMPO 2204/2208 5SM -RA OVC035 FM220800 08005KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC060 TEMPO 2208/2212 5SM -RA OVC025 FM221400 09010KT P6SM -RA OVC015
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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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