FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
APCH RATIO 24:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD. RR 50 FT FROM END OF RY.
RR 50 FT FROM RY END. | | 77 ft. trees, 1670 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 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: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 14 February 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (190KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (171KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
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)
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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 20-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2008 10:07:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Jul-2008 05:07:20 |
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| METAR |
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KGTR
9nm SE | 200955Z 00000KT 4SM CLR 22/19 A3007 RMK AO1
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KCBM
11nm E | 201002Z AUTO 05003KT 9SM R13C/5500FT CLR 22/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 $
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| TAF |
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KGTR
9nm SE | 200538Z 200606 00000KT 6SM HZ SKC FM0900 00000KT 4SM HZ SKC FM1400 30003KT 6SM HZ SKC
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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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