FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MEI |
| Lat/Long: | 32-19-57.4477N / 088-45-06.7246W 32-19.957462N / 088-45.112077W 32.3326244 / -88.7518679 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 297 ft. / 90.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of MERIDIAN, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 39307 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MEI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 601-693-7282. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 01/19, MIRL RY 04/22, MALSR RY 01/19 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.8 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 126.475 291.675 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 601-693-5650 |
| KEY GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0600-2200, OTR TIMES BY NOTAM] |
| KEY TOWER: | 119.8 257.8 [0600-2200, OTR TIMES BY NOTAM] |
| MERIDIAN APPROACH: | 120.5 |
| MERIDIAN DEPARTURE: | 120.5 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (MERIDIAN RCAG) ON FREQS 124.4/323.0 WHEN MERIDIAN APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MEIr131/3.8 | | MERIDIAN VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 05E |
| EWAr258/15.0 | | KEWANEE VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SAVOY | | 010/5.2 | | 356 | | 01E | | ME | -- . |
| PHILADELPHIA | | 145/33.7 | | 219 | | 01E | | MPE | -- .--. . |
| CHOCTAW | | 291/34.6 | | 228 | | 01E | | BCZ | -... -.-. --.. |
| MARENGO | | 265/37.6 | | 391 | | 02W | | RZO | .-. --.. --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A J8 AVBL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 10003 x 150 ft. / 3049 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in good condition DISP THLDS RY 01/19 ARE CONC. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 105.0 | | Double wheel: | 175.0 | | Double tandem: | 325.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 32-19.063085N | | 32-20.691075N |
| Longitude: | 088-45.384085W | | 088-45.070885W |
| Elevation: | 286.0 ft. | | 293.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 008 magnetic, 009 true | | 188 magnetic, 189 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1000 ft. | | 1000 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:10003 TODA:10003 ASDA:10003 LDA:9003 | | TORA:10003 TODA:10003 ASDA:10003 LDA:9003 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS/DME |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4599 x 150 ft. / 1402 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 15.0 | | Double wheel: | 35.0 | | Double tandem: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 32-19.859437N | | 32-20.405152N |
| Longitude: | 088-45.171265W | | 088-44.550848W |
| Elevation: | 289.8 ft. | | 297.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 044 true | | 223 magnetic, 224 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4599 TODA:4599 ASDA:4599 LDA:4599 | | TORA:4599 TODA:4599 ASDA:4599 LDA:4599 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.13 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.59 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. trees, 1760 ft. from runway, 325 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. pole, 1125 ft. from runway, 390 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MERIDIAN ARPT AUTH PO BOX 4351 MERIDIAN, MS 39304 Phone 601-482-0364 |
| Manager: | TOM WILLIAMS PO BOX 4351 MERIDIAN, MS 39304 Phone 601-482-0364 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 75 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 9 | | Military aircraft: | | 17 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 212/day * | | 74% | military | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 8% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ANG ATNDD 0700-1630 MON-FRI EXCP HOLS. |
| - | LTD PARKING USE; ANG RAMP FAC RQR COORD DURG DUTY HRS PRIOR TO FILING FLT PLAN (CALL ANG OPS V363-9217). RCR INFO AVBL ANG OPS DURG NML DUTY HRS. |
| - | ANG RAMP CLSD EXC PPR, 601-484-9734/9714 |
| - | BASH PHASE II PERIOD MAR-MAY, SEP-NOV. CTC AFLD MANAGEMENT, SOF, COMD POST FOR CURRENT BIRD WATCH COND. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNMM - Meridian Naval Air Station (Mc Cain Field) (17 nm NE)
KNJW - Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field (28 nm N)
KMPE - Philadelphia Municipal Airport (34 nm NW)
09A - Butler-Choctaw County Airport (34 nm E)
KDYA - Demopolis Municipal Airport (41 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 00:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 06:19:18 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 00:19:18 |
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| METAR |
| KMEI | 100558Z AUTO 31011G17KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T10111072 10022 21017 401111017 51012 $
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KNMM 15nm NE | 100556Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP235 T10111078 10028 21017 401111017 51009
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| TAF |
| KMEI | 100522Z 1006/1106 33007KT P6SM SKC FM101500 35012KT P6SM BKN300 FM110000 03006KT P6SM FEW120 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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