FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8M7 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-11-20.1650N / 087-40-30.0230W
37-11.336083N / 087-40.500383W
37.1889347 / -87.6750064
(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 (16 nm NE): | 126.475 (270-821-4554) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CCTr240/22.8 | | CENTRAL CITY VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 01W |
| CKVr341/36.3 | | 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 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 483 ft. from runway, 10 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DAWSON SPRINGS
320 E ROSEDALE LANE
DAWSON SPRINGS, KY 42408
Phone 502-797-4561 |
| Manager: | HERBERT CHANEY
320 E ROSEDALE LANE
DAWSON SPRINGS, KY 42408
Phone 502-797-4561 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 79/month * | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 47% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 February 2006 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8M7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2I0 - Madisonville Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KHVC - Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport (23 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 14:30:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 09:30:13 |
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| METAR |
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KHOP
32nm S | 121355Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3002 RMK AO2A SLP166 T01260068
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KCKV
37nm S | 121352Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01280078
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KEHR
38nm N | 121415Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3001 RMK AO1
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KOWB
40nm NE | 121356Z 31007KT 300V360 10SM CLR 13/08 A3000 RMK AO2 T01270077 SLP159
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KHOP
32nm S | 120808 30009KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS WND 06006KT AFT 21 T21/20Z T08/10Z
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KOWB
40nm NE | 121120Z 121212 34008KT P6SM SKC FM2200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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