FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | HEZ |
Lat/Long: | 31-36-49.1800N 091-17-50.4080W 31-36.819667N 091-17.840133W 31.6136611,-91.2973356 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 272.4 ft. / 83.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 00E (2015) |
From city: | 6 miles NE of NATCHEZ, MS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 39120 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | HEZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 13; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; VASI RWY 18; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS EXCP 48 HR PPR CALL AMGR. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 124.675 (601-446-8022) |
WX AWOS-3 at 0R4 (11 nm W): | 118.2 (318-336-8028) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 120.975/299.6 (NATCHEZ RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
HEZ at field | | NATCHEZ VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 03E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in poor condition UNEVEN PAVEMENT. |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 39 /F/B/Y/T | Single wheel: | 50.0 | Double wheel: | 78.0 | Double tandem: | 172.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS OBSCURED. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 31-37.234703N | | 31-36.459282N |
Longitude: | 091-18.353913W | | 091-17.488778W |
Elevation: | 261.5 ft. | | 269.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 136 | | 316 |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | none | | 78 ft. trees, 2400 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition WIDESPREAD CRACKING & UNEVEN PAVEMENT. |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 35 /F/B/Y/T | Single wheel: | 83.0 | Double wheel: | 113.0 | Double tandem: | 65.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
Operational restrictions: | RWY 18/36 NOT AVBL FOR SKEDD ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS OR UNSKED ACR OPS WITH AT LEAST 31 PAX SEATS. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 31-37.196390N | | 31-36.371825N |
Longitude: | 091-17.727435W | | 091-17.741758W |
Elevation: | 269.4 ft. | | 260.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 181 | | 001 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 63 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ADAMS COUNTY BOX 1008 NATCHEZ, MS 39121 Phone 601-442-2431 |
Manager: | RICHARD NELSON 434 AIRPORT RD NATCHEZ, MS 39120 Phone 601-442-5171 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | 54% | transient general aviation | 40% | local general aviation | 4% | air taxi | 2% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | GND PWR UNIT AVBL ON FLD. |
- | DEER ON & INVOF RWYS. |
- | TWY A AND C1 NOT AVBL FOR AIR CARRIER USE. |
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 from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (249KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (204KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (208KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (231KB) |
VOR RWY 18 | |
download (203KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (158KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (300KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0R4 - Concordia Parish Airport (11 nm W)
KVKS - Vicksburg Municipal Airport (42 nm NE)
1R7 - Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport (45 nm E)
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (46 nm N)
KMCB - Mc Comb (Pike County) Airport/John E Lewis Field (50 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-Dec-2013
looking north-northwest.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Apr-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
Sunset | | 19:23 | | 00:23 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:48 | | 00:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Apr-2023 11:40:17 |
Local (UTC-5) | 01-Apr-2023 06:40:17 |
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METAR |
KHEZ | 011108Z AUTO 24005KT 6SM BR FEW019 SCT026 BKN033 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2
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K0R4 11nm W | 011115Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM 22/21 A3001 RMK AO2 T02240207
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TAF |
KMCB 50nm SE | 011005Z 0110/0206 22005KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC015 FM011400 27010KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC025 FM011600 30010KT P6SM SCT025
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NOTAMs |
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