FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M55 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-50-48.1880N 088-06-55.7130W
33-50.803133N 088-06.928550W
33.8467189,-88.1154758
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 463 ft. / 141.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2010) |
| From city: | 6 miles N of VERNON, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 35586 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1965 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ARPT LGTS INOP. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 126.075 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 126.075 |
| WX AWOS-3P at M40 (19 nm W): | 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 |
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| CBMr053/20.3 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| IGBr039/29.4 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3613 x 75 ft. / 1101 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
WDSPRD JOINT CRACKING WITH VEGETATION. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
ARPT LGTS INOP. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-51.091750N | | 33-50.515000N |
| Longitude: | 088-07.016850W | | 088-06.840000W |
| Elevation: | 463.0 ft. | | 457.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 166 true | | 348 magnetic, 346 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 137 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
13 FT TREE 160 FT FM RWY END 111 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 0:1 OBST CLNC; 18 FT TREE 149 FT FM RWY END 126 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 11 FT TREE 163 FT FM RWY END 94 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 6 FT TREE 197 FT FM RWY END 96 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; 2 FT FENCE 196 FT FM RWY END 109 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 17 ft. trees, 202 ft. from runway, 11 ft. left of centerline
11 FT TREE 189 FT FM RWY END 71 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 0:1 OBST CLNC; 22 FT TREE 198 FT FM RWY END 125 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 16 FT TREE 191 FT FM RWY END 74 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAMAR COUNTY COMSN
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-9119 |
| Manager: | GLENN CRAWFORD
CITY HALL
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-7718 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
| - | ALL ARPT LGT OTS. |
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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (17 nm SE)
KHAB - Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport (17 nm N)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (19 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (20 nm SW)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (26 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 19-Feb-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 17:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 00:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Feb-2026 11:37:51 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 19-Feb-2026 05:37:51 |
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| METAR |
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KM40
19nm W | 191115Z AUTO 18007KT 6SM -DZ FEW027 OVC033 17/17 A2978 RMK AO2
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KCBM
21nm SW | 191101Z 20006KT 10SM FEW015 SCT042 18/16 A2972 RMK AO2A SLP065 $
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KGTR
33nm SW | 191056Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM SCT045 BKN050 16/16 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T01610156 $
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KCBM
21nm SW | 191000Z 1910/2016 20006KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2974INS BECMG 1914/1915 21009KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 QNH2973INS BECMG 1917/1918 21010G15KT 9999 NSW BKN020 540204 QNH2965INS BECMG 1919/1920 21012G20KT 9999 BKN030 540303 QNH2965INS BECMG 1922/1923 20009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2964INS BECMG 2004/2005 23009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 540208 QNH2970INS BECMG 2012/2013 25006KT 9999 NSW SKC 520208 QNH2979INS TX24/1920Z TN17/1910Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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