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M83

McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	M83
Lat/Long:	33-35-02.5000N 088-40-00.1000W 33-35.041667N 088-40.001667W 33.5840278,-88.6666944 (estimated)
Elevation:	205.2 ft. / 62.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (1995)
From city:	2 miles S of WEST POINT, MS
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	39773

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1959
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GWO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-2200. AFT 2200, ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
COLUMBUS APPROACH:	135.6
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE:	135.6
WX AWOS-3PT at GTR (9 nm SE):	126.375 (662-328-7798)
WX ASOS at CBM (12 nm E):	354.6
WX AWOS-3PT at STF (13 nm SW):	118.975 (662-323-4966)
WX AWOS-3P at M40 (19 nm NE):	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
IGBr304/9.7	BIGBEE VORTAC	116.20	04E
CBMr253/11.9	CALEDONIA VORTAC	115.20	00E
OTBr166/38.9	TUPELO VOR/DME	109.80	04E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL SVC AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

3850 x 75 ft. / 1173 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	36.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

33-35.359242N

33-34.724550N

Longitude:

088-39.998790W

088-40.004385W

Elevation:

205.2 ft.

203.8 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

180

360

Displaced threshold:

390 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in poor condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

47 ft. tree, 1400 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
RR 50 FT FM RWY END.

11 ft. road, 900 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM END OF RWY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF WEST POINT 204 COMMERCE/BOX 1117 WEST POINT, MS 39773 Phone 662-494-2573
Manager:	RANDY JONES PO BOX 1117 WEST POINT, MS 39773 Phone 662-524-0039

Additional Remarks

-	COURTESY CAR AVBL.
-	FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 662-434-3044, WHEN CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (198KB)
VOR/DME-B		download (188KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (303KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (5 nm S)
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (9 nm SE)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (12 nm E)
KSTF - George M Bryan Airport (13 nm SW)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (16 nm SE)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:32	12:32
Sunrise	07:00	13:00
Sunset	16:55	22:55
Evening civil twilight	17:23	23:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Dec-2024 16:06:35
Local (UTC-6)	30-Dec-2024 10:06:35

METAR

KGTR 9nm SE	301556Z 17006KT 10SM OVC009 12/10 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01170100
KCBM 11nm E	301504Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM OVC011 13/11 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 $
KSTF 13nm SW	301555Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM BKN010 12/11 A2993 RMK AO2 P0001
KM40 19nm NE	301555Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM OVC013 13/12 A2997 RMK AO2

TAF

KGTR 9nm SE	301120Z 3012/3112 22004KT 6SM BR OVC012 TEMPO 3012/3014 3SM BR BKN006 OVC012 FM301600 17012G20KT P6SM FEW025 FM310000 16012KT P6SM SKC WS020/20045KT FM310700 23009KT P6SM BKN015
KCBM 11nm E	301400Z 3014/3120 21006KT 9999 OVC012 QNH2983INS TEMPO 3014/3016 6000 BR BKN007 OVC015 BECMG 3017/3018 18009KT 9999 SCT012 BKN020 QNH2972INS BECMG 3020/3021 16010G15KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2970INS BECMG 3103/3104 18009KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 QNH2969INS BECMG 3106/3107 22006KT 9999 NSW FEW020 QNH2968INS BECMG 3112/3113 29012G20KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2974INS TX16/3020Z TN12/3110Z

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Contact

Services / Description

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City of West Point

662-524-0039

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