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3M8 North Pickens Airport
Reform, Alabama, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 3M8
Lat/Long: 33-23-12.3100N / 088-00-23.6850W
33-23.205167N / 088-00.394750W
33.3867528 / -88.0065792
(estimated)
Elevation: 237 ft. / 72 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (2000)
From city: 1 mile N of REFORM, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35481

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1970
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19, REIL RY 01/19 AND TRCV RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
COLUMBUS APPROACH: 135.6
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: 135.6
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 (COLUMBUS RCAG) WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LDKr285/24.8CRIMSON VORTAC117.8003E
IGBr099/26.1BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E
CBMr125/26.5CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
OKWr283/38.9BROOKWOOD VORTAC111.0000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALICEVILLE029/18.7254AIV .- .. ...-
FAYETTE206/21.920400EFDF ..-. -.. ..-.

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 5144 x 80 ft. / 1568 x 24 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 33-22.783833N33-23.626500N
Longitude: 088-00.452333W088-00.337167W
Elevation: 230.4 ft.236.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1% UP0.1% DOWN
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 008 magnetic, 007 true188 magnetic, 187 true
Displaced threshold: 138 ft.
5006 FT AVBL FOR NIGHT OPNS.
no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: tri-color VASI on left (6.00 degrees glide path)tri-color VASI on left (5.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 61 ft. trees, 852 ft. from runway, 197 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 16:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
100 ft. tree, 1465 ft. from runway, 388 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PICKENS CO CMSN
P.O.BOX 460
CARROLLTON, AL 35447
Phone 205-367-2020
Manager: WILLIAM H. LANG
P.O.BOX 460
CARROLLTON, AL 35447
Phone 205-375-6821
CMSN CHAIRMAN.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 7
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 66/week *
74% transient general aviation
26% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 11 August 2011

Additional Remarks

PAY PHONE OUTSIDE OF HNGR 205-875-6202.

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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (175KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (210KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (189KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (19 nm W)
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (22 nm NE)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (22 nm SE)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (27 nm NW)
M55 - Lamar County Airport (28 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4710:47
Sunrise06:1311:13
Sunset19:4100:41
Evening civil twilight20:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 02:50:30
Local (UTC-5)  12-Aug-2013 21:50:30
 
METAR
KTCL 
22nm SE 
130153Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM VCTS SCT046 BKN060 28/24 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW TSB40 SLP165 T02830244
KCBM 
27nm NW 
130158Z AUTO 12002KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A3000 RMK AO2 DZB0124E0133 SLP159 P0000 T02760248 $
KGTR 
28nm W 
130155Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 BKN070 28/24 A2999 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SE
KM40 
38nm NW 
130155Z AUTO 17011G16KT 5SM HZ SCT049 27/17 A3000 RMK AO2
KSTF 
42nm W 
130155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 BKN080 26/24 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S THRU N
TAF
KTCL 
22nm SE 
130158Z 1302/1324 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN100 TEMPO 1302/1305 VRB10G20KT 2SM TSRA SCT015 BKN040CB FM130600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM131400 26006KT P6SM VCTS SCT025 BKN040CB
KCBM 
27nm NW 
1223/1323 23009KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB BKN150 QNH2995INS BECMG 1300/1301 25006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH3001INS BECMG 1317/1318 25009KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1319/1323 27010G15KT 4800 -TSRA OVC025CB T32/1223Z T24/1311Z AMD 122300 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1301 NEXT 1309
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