AirNav: 3M5 - Moontown Airport

3M5

Moontown Airport
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	3M5
Lat/Long:	34-44-50.5000N 086-27-39.5000W 34-44.841667N 086-27.658333W 34.7473611,-86.4609722 (estimated)
Elevation:	655 ft. / 200 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	7 miles E of HUNTSVILLE, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	35741

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
HUNTSVILLE APPROACH:	125.6 [0600-0000]
HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE:	125.6 [0600-0000]
WX AWOS-3PT at MDQ (8 nm NW):	120.000 (256-829-1242)
WX ASOS at HSV (17 nm SW):	121.25 (256-772-8074)
WX AWOS-3 at FYM (19 nm N):	135.275 (931-433-5916)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RQZr107/9.0		ROCKET VORTAC		112.20		02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2180 x 160 ft. / 664 x 49 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	34-44.845258N	34-44.839072N
Longitude:	086-27.875732W	086-27.440293W
Elevation:	655.0 ft.	634.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	092 magnetic, 091 true	272 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions:	65 ft. trees, 153 ft. from runway, 145 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear	58 ft. tree, 381 ft. from runway, 168 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	3M5 AIRPORT INC. P.O. BOX 24 BROWNSBORO, AL 35741 Phone 256-852-9781
Manager:	TIMOTHY KNUEVEN 200 AIRPORT DRIVE BROWNSBORO, AL 35741 Phone 256-852-9781

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		75
Single engine airplanes:		57
Helicopters:		3
Gliders airplanes:		14
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 62/month *
80%	local general aviation
13%	transient general aviation
7%	military
* for 12-month period ending 07 December 2021

Additional Remarks

-	TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3M5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMDQ - Huntsville Executive Airport / Tom Sharp Jr Field (8 nm NW)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (12 nm W)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (17 nm SW)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (23 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:35	10:35
Sunrise	06:02	11:02
Sunset	19:26	00:26
Evening civil twilight	19:52	00:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 12:18:40
Local (UTC-5)	25-Apr-2024 07:18:40

METAR

KMDQ 8nm NW	251155Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3021 RMK A02 T00930066 10108 20074
KHUA 12nm W	251155Z AUTO 03003KT 8SM CLR 12/08 A3018 RMK AO2 SLPNO T01170076 10135 20103 53014 $
KHSV 17nm W	251153Z 01003KT 10SM FEW250 13/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01280072 10156 20111 53014

TAF

KHUA 12nm W	251200Z 2512/2618 VRB06KT 9999 FEW130 QNH3015INS BECMG 2609/2610 VRB06KT 9000 -RA SCT035 QNH3009INS BECMG 2612/2613 12006KT 9999 NSW SCT035 QNH3010INS BECMG 2615/2616 14010G15KT 9999 FEW020 510052 QNH3009INS TX24/2518Z TN10/2512Z
KHSV 17nm W	251120Z 2512/2612 02005KT P6SM SKC FM251800 32005KT P6SM BKN120 FM260300 01003KT P6SM BKN050 OVC120 PROB30 2604/2609 6SM -SHRA BR SCT025 OVC040

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