FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
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: | 236.8 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 |
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 REILS RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) BEACON OTS. 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 |
IGBr099/26.1 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
CBMr125/26.5 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
OKWr283/39.0 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:100LL SELF-SERVE 24/7 |
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 fair condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 33-22.783833N | | 33-23.626500N |
Longitude: | 088-00.452333W | | 088-00.337167W |
Elevation: | 230.4 ft. | | 236.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 008 magnetic, 007 true | | 188 magnetic, 187 true |
Displaced threshold: | 138 ft. 5006 FT AVBL FOR NIGHT OPNS. | | no |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 96 ft. trees, 1670 ft. from runway, 44 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. tree, 236 ft. from runway, 111 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | PICKENS CO CMSN 20 PHOENIX AVE CARROLLTON, AL 35447 Phone 205-367-2020 |
Manager: | TOMMY HOPE 8141 HWY 86 CARROLLTON, AL 35447 Phone 205-764-2509 MGR CELL: 205-764-2509 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD 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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (205KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (232KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (19 nm W)
KAIV - George Downer Airport (19 nm SW)
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (22 nm NE)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa National Airport (22 nm SE)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (27 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 13-Oct-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
Sunset | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:45 | | 23:45 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 14-Oct-2025 04:18:44 |
Local (UTC-5) | 13-Oct-2025 23:18:44 |
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METAR |
KTCL 22nm SE | 140353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01610117 $
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KCBM 27nm NW | 140255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01640123 52019 VISNO RWY31C CHINO RWY31C $
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KGTR 28nm W | 140356Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01610117
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KM40 38nm NW | 140355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 12/13 A3009 RMK AO2
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KSTF 42nm W | 140355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/15 A3005 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KTCL 22nm SE | 131722Z 1318/1418 36010KT P6SM SKC FM140000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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