FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CKM |
| Lat/Long: | 34-17-58.9560N / 090-30-44.3380W 34-17.982600N / 090-30.738967W 34.2997100 / -90.5123161 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 173 ft. / 52.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1990) |
| From city: | 7 miles NE of CLARKSDALE, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 38645 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS ON SOUTH STUB TWY TO APRON. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.675 (662-624-9777) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 135.3/335.8(BRINKLEY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| UJMr153/18.4 | | MARVELL VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5404 x 100 ft. / 1647 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 32.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-18.427633N | | 34-17.537583N |
| Longitude: | 090-30.714467W | | 090-30.763467W |
| Elevation: | 171.4 ft. | | 172.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 183 true | | 001 magnetic, 003 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RY 18 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL RY 36 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 89 ft. trees, 2240 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COAHOMA CO AIRPORT BOARD P.O. BOX 820 CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 Phone 662-624-5448 AND CITY OF CLARKSDALE |
| Manager: | DAVID HUGGINS P.O. BOX 700 CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 Phone 662-627-4126 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 82/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 46% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NUMEROUS AGRICULTURAL ACFT OPR WEST OF N/S TWY. ACFT DEP N; LND S. |
| - | 24 HR SELF SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD ON 100LL. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (199KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (199KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 | |
download (182KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMMS - Selfs Airport (12 nm E)
KHEE - Thompson-Robbins Airport (18 nm NW)
KUTA - Tunica Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
KPMU - Panola County Airport (31 nm E)
M37 - Ruleville-Drew Airport (31 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Pilot/Photographer: Paul Everitt
Photo taken 16-May-2006
from a Liberty XL2
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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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 00:21:12 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 19:21:12 |
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| METAR |
KUTA 24nm N | 252355Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A3002 RMK AO2
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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