AirNav: M83 - McCharen Field Airport

M83

McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 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 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (198KB)
VOR/DME-B		download (187KB)
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 16-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:52	10:52
Sunrise	06:19	11:19
Sunset	19:39	00:39
Evening civil twilight	20:06	01:06

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Aug-2025 18:09:13
Local (UTC-5)	16-Aug-2025 13:09:13

METAR

KGTR 9nm SE	161756Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T03280244 10339 20233 58013
KCBM 11nm E	152355Z VRB03KT SCT050 28/22 A3000 RMK SLPNO ALSTG ESTMD T02820217 RVRNO LAST
KSTF 13nm SW	161755Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM FEW039 33/24 A3008 RMK AO2
KM40 19nm NE	161755Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCT041 35/25 A3010 RMK AO2

TAF

KGTR 9nm SE	161720Z 1618/1718 32004KT P6SM SCT050 FM171000 00000KT 4SM BR SCT050
KCBM 11nm E	152355Z 1523/1623 VRB06KT 9000 SCT040 QNH3000IN BECMG 1600/1601 VRB06KT 9999 SCT035 QNH3002INS BECMG 1615/1616 03008KT 9999 VCTS BKN025CB QNH2999INS TEMPO 1617/1619 05010G15KT 6000 -TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 1618/1619 04006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH2996INS TX29/1523Z TN22/1609Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1523 NEXT 1715Z

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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City of West Point

662-524-0039

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.20		$4.50
Updated 09-Jul-2025

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