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M55 Lamar County Airport
Vernon, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
CBMr053/20.3CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
IGBr039/29.4BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E

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: 
Single wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
ARPT LGTS INOP.
Runway edge markings: RWY MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 33-51.091750N33-50.515000N
Longitude: 088-07.016850W088-06.840000W
Elevation: 463.0 ft.457.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 168 magnetic, 166 true348 magnetic, 346 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on leftpulsating/steady burning VASI on left
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: CHRIS WILBANKS
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-7136

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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (195KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (205KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3210:32
Sunrise05:5910:59
Sunset19:3900:39
Evening civil twilight20:0601:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-May-2025 07:14:22
Local (UTC-5)  07-May-2025 02:14:22
 
METAR
KM40 
19nm W 
070655Z AUTO 12014G29KT 7SM -DZ SCT005 SCT038 BKN055 16/16 A2987 RMK AO2
KCBM 
21nm SW 
070701Z AUTO 12020KT 10SM -RA SCT023 16/15 A2988 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP119 $
KGTR 
33nm SW 
070656Z AUTO 13025G29KT 10SM -RA FEW007 BKN090 OVC110 15/14 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 13029/0656 PRESFR SLP136 P0012 T01500144
TAF
KCBM 
21nm SW 
062348Z 0623/0723 10006KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS BKN060CB BKN140 BKN210 QNH2992INS TEMPO 0623/0624 8000 -TSRA BKN050CB BECMG 0623/0624 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT030 BKN050CB BKN180 QNH2988INS TEMPO 0702/0706 13012G18KT 3200 -TSRA BKN040CB BECMG 0707/0708 11008KT 8000 BR VCSH OVC010 QNH2997INS BECMG 0710/0711 11005KT 4800 -RA BR OVC004 QNH2991INS BECMG 0714/0715 15009KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT008 BKN012CB QNH2995INS TEMPO 0715/0718 18012G20KT 3200 -TSRA BR BKN007CB BECMG 0717/0718 13008KT 9999 VCSH BKN012
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