FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | UBS |
Lat/Long: | 33-27-55.2000N 088-22-50.7000W 33-27.920000N 088-22.845000W 33.4653333,-88.3807500 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 188.1 ft. / 57.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of COLUMBUS, MS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 39702 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1952 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 18/36 OPR DUSK - 2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RWY 18 & 36 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 135.6 |
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 135.6 |
WX AWOS-3PT at GTR (11 nm W): | 126.375 (662-328-7798) |
WX ASOS at CBM (11 nm N): | 354.6 |
- 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 |
IGBr096/6.8 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
CBMr165/11.0 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 4503 x 100 ft. / 1373 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 70.0 | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 33-28.291402N | | 33-27.549092N |
Longitude: | 088-22.853945W | | 088-22.836555W |
Elevation: | 188.0 ft. | | 184.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 179 true | | 002 magnetic, 359 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) OTS UFN. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2510 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. trees, 2075 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY 523 MAIN ST, PO BOX 1408 COLUMBUS, MS 39703 Phone 662-328-7021 |
Manager: | DAN DUSTON 368 FABRITEK DR COLUMBUS, MS 39702 Phone 662-251-4650 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
- | COURTESY CAR AVBL. |
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 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (221KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (170KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (11 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (11 nm N)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (15 nm W)
M83 - McCharen Field Airport (16 nm NW)
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (19 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dan Duston
Taken in the Summer of 2019
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Sep-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
Sunset | | 18:44 | | 23:44 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:09 | | 00:09 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Sep-2025 08:32:16 |
Local (UTC-5) | 26-Sep-2025 03:32:16 |
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METAR |
KGTR 9nm W | 260813Z AUTO 32005KT 8SM BKN009 19/19 A2989 RMK AO2 CIG 006V011
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KCBM 11nm N | 260810Z 30005KT 10SM OVC009 21/20 A2984 RMK AO2A CIG 007V009 SLP105 $
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TAF |
KGTR 9nm W | 260535Z 2606/2706 33005KT P6SM SCT035 SCT090 FM260900 31002KT 4SM BR OVC004 FM261400 35005KT P6SM OVC019 FM261600 35006KT P6SM BKN040
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KCBM 11nm N | 260000Z 2600/2623 27010G15KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2975INS BECMG 2601/2602 32005KT 9999 SCT030 OVC050 QNH2978INS TEMPO 2608/2611 4800 BR BECMG 2610/2611 35007KT 9999 FEW002 BKN015 OVC020 QNH2978INS BECMG 2615/2616 35009KT 9999 SCT018 BKN040 QNH2974INS TX31/2617Z TN17/2609Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2600 NEXT 2609
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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