FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 47M |
| Lat/Long: | 35-41-06.8000N / 089-12-15.8000W
35-41.113333N / 089-12.263333W
35.6852222 / -89.2043889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 351 ft. / 107.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles NE of BROWNSVILLE, TN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 38012 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JACKSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MKL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at MKL (15 nm E): | 119.325 (731-424-0692) |
| WX AWOS-3 at M04 (20 nm W): | 118.575 (901-476-1705) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MKLr290/15.1 | | MC KELLAR VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 01W |
| DYRr162/20.7 | | DYERSBURG VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 03E |
| GOJr113/(39.2) | | GOSNELL VOR | | 111.80 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| COVINGTON | | 071/19.5 | | 326 | | 02E | | COO | -.-. --- --- |
| NALLY DUNSTON | | 153/21.0 | | 343 | | 01W | | DNT | -.. -. - |
| GIBSON | | 228/22.8 | | 378 | | 01E | | TGC | - --. -.-. |
| HARDEMAN | | 343/29.3 | | 404 | | 01E | | BAV | -... .- ...- |
| SOMERVILLE | | 018/30.2 | | 255 | | 00E | | FYE | ..-. -.-- . |
| HICKS | | 115/34.2 | | 350 | | 01E | | IUI | .. ..- .. |
| OSCEOLA | | 089/39.4 | | 239 | | 02E | | BPW | -... .--. .-- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 150 ft. / 610 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition
NEEDS MOWING & SFC UNEVEN. |
| Operational restrictions: | SOFT WHEN WET. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-41.273922N | | 35-40.951635N |
| Longitude: | 089-12.306295W | | 089-12.220870W |
| Elevation: | 344.0 ft. | | 349.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 166 magnetic, 168 true | | 346 magnetic, 348 true |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2875 ft. from runway, 318 ft. left of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 1249 ft. from runway, 56 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | NICK P. THORNTON, III
1234 TABERNACLE ROAD
BROWNSVILLE, TN 38012
Phone 731-772-2211 |
| Manager: | NICK THORNTON
1234 TABERNACLE ROAD
BROWNSVILLE, TN 38012
Phone 731-772-2211 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/month * | | 80% | military | | 20% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 09 March 1998 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LARGE TREE WEST SIDE OF RWY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 47M.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMKL - Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport (15 nm E)
M53 - Humboldt Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)
M04 - Covington Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KDYR - Dyersburg Regional Airport (21 nm NW)
KTGC - Gibson County Airport (23 nm NE)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 23:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:45 | | 23:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:24:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 17:24:57 |
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| METAR |
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KMKL
15nm E | 161953Z 35008KT 10SM OVC008 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 CIG 005V011 SLP144 T01560139
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| TAF |
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KMKL
15nm E | 161741Z 1618/1718 01006KT 6SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC019 FM162000 35003KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 FM170300 34003KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC015 FM171000 33003KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC015 FM171500 32005KT P6SM BKN050
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