FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (222KB) |
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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-Jun-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 10:44 |
Sunset | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Jun-2025 08:35:23 |
Local (UTC-5) | 17-Jun-2025 03:35:23 |
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METAR |
KGTR 9nm W | 170756Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM OVC004 23/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02280228
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KCBM 11nm N | 170755Z AUTO 17007KT 8SM OVC003 23/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02260219 $
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TAF |
KGTR 9nm W | 170628Z 1706/1806 16008KT P6SM BKN004 FM171100 17007KT P6SM VCSH BKN022 FM171300 19008KT P6SM VCSH BKN018 FM171600 21010KT 6SM -SHRA BR VCTS BKN022CB FM172000 23009KT 6SM SHRA BR VCTS BKN060CB
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KCBM 11nm N | 162220Z 1622/1723 VRB05KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB QNH2984INS TEMPO 1622/1701 21010G20KT 4800 TSRA BKN015CB BECMG 1700/1701 18009KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN030 QNH2982INS BECMG 1709/1710 VRB05KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2990INS BECMG 1713/1714 21009KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 QNH2988INS BECMG 1717/1718 21010G15KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB QNH2986INS TX24/1622Z TN20/1710Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1622 NEXT 1709
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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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