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M83

McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (199KB)
VOR/DME-B		download (188KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-May-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:36	10:36
Sunrise	06:02	11:02
Sunset	19:40	00:40
Evening civil twilight	20:07	01:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-May-2025 03:29:25
Local (UTC-5)	06-May-2025 22:29:25

METAR

KGTR 9nm SE	070256Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM -RA OVC050 17/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP178 P0003 60004 T01720167 53028
KCBM 11nm E	070255Z 04003KT 10SM -RA BKN055 18/17 A3000 RMK AO2A RAE0155RAB0156 SLP160 P0005 60008 T01820165 53016 $
KSTF 13nm SW	070315Z AUTO VRB03KT 3SM RA BR FEW004 SCT023 OVC043 16/17 A3004 RMK AO2
KM40 19nm NE	070315Z AUTO 33004KT 4SM -RA BKN060 OVC070 17/18 A3007 RMK AO2

TAF

KGTR
9nm SE

061720Z 0618/0718 14006KT P6SM BKN120 FM070200 10005KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM070500 02008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM070900 09012KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM071400 14007KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC004

KCBM
11nm E

062348Z 0623/0723 10006KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS BKN060CB BKN140 BKN210 QNH2992INS TEMPO 0623/0624 8000 -TSRA BKN050CB BECMG 0623/0624 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT030 BKN050CB BKN180 QNH2988INS TEMPO 0702/0706 13012G18KT 3200 -TSRA BKN040CB BECMG 0707/0708 11008KT 8000 BR VCSH OVC010 QNH2997INS BECMG 0710/0711 11005KT 4800 -RA BR OVC004 QNH2991INS BECMG 0714/0715 15009KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT008 BKN012CB QNH2995INS TEMPO 0715/0718 18012G20KT 3200 -TSRA BR BKN007CB BECMG 0717/0718 13008KT 9999 VCSH BKN012

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Contact

Services / Description

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City of West Point

662-524-0039

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