FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8M7 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-11-09.3000N / 087-40-30.0000W 37-11.155000N / 087-40.500000W 37.1859167 / -87.6750000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 405 ft. / 123 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of DAWSON SPRINGS, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 42408 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, LCTD INSIDE OBJECT FREE AREA 99.14 FT FM RY CNTRLN. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 2I0 (17 nm NE): | 126.475 (270-821-4554) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CCTr240/22.9 | | CENTRAL CITY VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 01W |
| CKVr341/36.1 | | CLARKSVILLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2875 x 80 ft. / 876 x 24 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 18/36 RY EDGES MARKED BY WHITE PAINTED TIRES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 37-11.389275N | | 37-10.919793N |
| Longitude: | 087-40.539987W | | 087-40.459505W |
| Elevation: | 400.0 ft. | | 394.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 172 | | 352 |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 225 ft. from runway, 106 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. trees, 1815 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DAWSON SPRINGS 320 E ROSEDALE LANE DAWSON SPRINGS, KY 42408 Phone 270-797-4561 |
| Manager: | HERBERT CHANEY 320 E ROSEDALE LANE DAWSON SPRINGS, KY 42408 Phone 270-797-4561 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 69/month * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | 12% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 September 2011 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8M7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2I0 - Madisonville Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KHVC - Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport (22 nm SE)
5M9 - Marion-Crittenden County Airport (23 nm NW)
M21 - Muhlenberg County Airport (25 nm E)
KTWT - Sturgis Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 05:41 | | 10:41 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:23:46 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:23:46 |
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| METAR |
K2I0 17nm NE | 181035Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC004 19/19 A2998 RMK AO2 T01930193
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KHOP 32nm S | 181050Z AUTO 14003KT 2 1/2SM -DZ BR BKN003 OVC010 19/19 A2998 RMK AO2 VIS 2 1/2V4
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| TAF |
KHOP 32nm S | 1810/1914 VRB06KT 6000 BR BKN003 OVC013 QNH2996INS BECMG 1811/1812 15009KT 9999 NSW SCT003 OVC020 QNH2999INS BECMG 1817/1818 15012KT 9000 -SHRA SCT013 OVC020 QNH2995INS BECMG 1823/1824 18009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2994INS BECMG 1907/1908 VRB06KT 4800 BR BKN030 QNH2995INS BECMG 1908/1909 VRB06KT 0400 FG BKN030 QNH2995INS T26/1822Z T18/1910Z AMD 181000
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KCKV 36nm S | 180958Z 1810/1906 00000KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC005 TEMPO 1810/1813 2SM BR OVC003 FM181300 19005KT P6SM OVC015 FM181800 22006KT P6SM VCSH OVC030CB
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KOWB 40nm NE | 180727Z 1807/1906 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT009 OVC015 TEMPO 1807/1811 1SM -DZ BR OVC009 FM181400 23004KT P6SM BKN020
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