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3M2 Double Springs-Winston County Airport
Double Springs, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3M2
Lat/Long: 34-08-39.2000N / 087-19-40.1000W
34-08.653333N / 087-19.668333W
34.1442222 / -87.3278056
(estimated)
Elevation: 753 ft. / 229.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 4 miles E of DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 35553

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1969
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at JFX (15 nm S): 119.225 (205-295-5539)
WX ASOS at 1M4 (16 nm NW): 119.525 (205-486-0035)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HABr094/34.1HAMILTON VORTAC110.4002E
MSLr165/34.7MUSCLE SHOALS VORTAC116.5001E
VUZr321/35.5VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
DCUr213/35.8DECATUR VOR/DME112.8001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
COLE SPRING243/28.423001WCPP -.-. .--. .--.
FAYETTE043/35.320400EFDF ..-. -.. ..-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 3403 x 79 ft. / 1037 x 24 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 15.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 34-08.413500N34-08.893167N
Longitude: 087-19.843667W087-19.493500W
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clearnone
RY 21 +10 FT BRUSH 115 FT FROM THLD & 85-125 FT RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY AND COUNTY
P.O. BOX 279
DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL 35553
Phone 205-489-5447
Manager: RUSTY BANKS
ECONOLINE TRAILERS
DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL 35553
Phone 205-489-5318
ALSO 489-2723.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 72/week *
89% transient general aviation
11% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 05 April 2000

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3M2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJFX - Walker County Airport-Bevill Field (15 nm S)
1M4 - Posey Field Airport (16 nm NW)
3A1 - Folsom Field Airport (24 nm E)
5M0 - Hartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
M22 - Russellville Municipal Airport (26 nm NW)
 
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From to 3M2

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5111:51
Sunrise06:1712:17
Sunset16:4922:49
Evening civil twilight17:1523:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 20:20:49
Local (UTC-6)  09-Nov-2009 14:20:49
 
METAR
K1M4 
16nm NW 
091956Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW040 20/13 A3024 RMK AO2 T02000133 SLP242
K3A1 
24nm E 
092000Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A3025 RMK AO2 T01960131
TAF
KMSL 
39nm N 
091720Z 0918/1018 09006KT P6SM OVC250 FM100000 09009KT P6SM OVC250 FM101200 07009G15KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC090 TEMPO 1012/1016 -SHRA FM101600 04010G17KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC070
KHSV 
41nm NE 
091720Z 0918/1018 12010G17KT P6SM OVC250 FM100000 09009KT P6SM OVC250 FM101000 07010G17KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC080 TEMPO 1010/1014 -SHRA FM101400 05012G20KT 5SM -RA BKN020 OVC060
KBHM 
45nm SE 
091736Z 0918/1018 07008G18KT P6SM BKN120 FM100100 07010G20KT 6SM -RA OVC040 FM100700 08017G26KT 3SM RA BR OVC015
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