FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 |
| LDKr285/24.8 | | CRIMSON VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 03E |
| IGBr099/26.1 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| CBMr125/26.5 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| OKWr283/38.9 | | BROOKWOOD VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALICEVILLE | | 029/18.7 | | 254 | | | | AIV | .- .. ...- |
| FAYETTE | | 206/21.9 | | 204 | | 00E | | FDF | ..-. -.. ..-. |
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: | 33-22.783833N | | 33-23.626500N |
| Longitude: | 088-00.452333W | | 088-00.337167W |
| Elevation: | 230.4 ft. | | 236.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% UP | | 0.1% DOWN |
| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (175KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (210KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:07:41 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 01:07:41 |
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| METAR |
KTCL 22nm SE | 180553Z AUTO 20004KT 7SM FEW008 OVC031 22/21 A2998 RMK AO2 RAE51 SLP151 P0004 60007 T02220206 10233 20217 402670200 58002
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KCBM 27nm NW | 180543Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN031 20/20 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW-W
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KGTR 28nm W | 180535Z 16007KT 10SM VCTS SCT042 BKN048 BKN075 22/20 A2994 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT W TSB33
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KM40 38nm NW | 180535Z AUTO 4SM HZ BKN034 BKN041 21/12 A2998 RMK AO2
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KSTF 42nm W | 180555Z AUTO 29003KT 1 1/4SM +TSRA SCT006 OVC015 21/20 A2999 RMK AO2 P0071 LTG DSNT ALQS
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| TAF |
KTCL 22nm SE | 180531Z 1806/1906 VRB05KT 3SM SHRA BKN025CB OVC040 FM180900 20006KT 4SM SHRA BKN015CB OVC035 FM181600 22008KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN025CB OVC050
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KCBM 27nm NW | 1722/1823 17009KT 6000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 QNH2991INS TEMPO 1722/1723 17015G35KT 1600 TSRA BKN007CB TEMPO 1723/1801 17015G25KT 4800 -TSRA BKN015CB BECMG 1802/1803 18009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 QNH2998INS BECMG 1813/1814 19009KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3001INS BECMG 1816/1817 18009KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2999INS T25/1821Z T18/1810Z AMD 172217 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1722 NEXT 1915
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| NOTAMs |
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