FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MHP |
| Lat/Long: | 32-22-26.3000N / 082-04-53.2000W
32-22.438333N / 082-04.886667W
32.3739722 / -82.0814444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 197.3 ft. / 60.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of METTER, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30439 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTENDED |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28, PAPI RYS 10 & 28 AND REIL RY 10 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CWV (15 nm SE): | 120.075 (912-739-3768) |
| WX AWOS-3 at VDI (18 nm SW): | 119.925 (912-538-0219) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TBR (19 nm E): | 119.025 (912-764-9321) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.925/363.2 (MILLEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DBNr112/39.6 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| METTER | | at field | | 432 | | 03W | | MHP | -- .... .--. |
| ONYUN | | 055/14.2 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| CLAXTON | | 320/14.7 | | 395 | | 04W | | CWV | -.-. .-- ...- |
| PRISON | | 017/19.3 | | 424 | | 06W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| EMANUEL COUNTY | | 139/25.7 | | 309 | | 06W | | EEX | . . -..- |
| SYLVANIA | | 240/29.7 | | 245 | | 04W | | JYL | .--- -.-- .-.. |
| MILLEN | | 195/31.8 | | 205 | | 05W | | LNH | .-.. -. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 32-22.458092N | | 32-22.419348N |
| Longitude: | 082-05.371248W | | 082-04.400472W |
| Elevation: | 188.0 ft. | | 195.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 093 true | | 276 magnetic, 273 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.08 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 3 ft. fence, 201 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline
6 FT FENCE AND SHRUBS 0 FT-200 FT FM THLD, 180 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METTER-CANDLER AIRPORT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 61
METTER, GA 30439
Phone 912-685-7845 |
| Manager: | CLIFF HENDRIX
METTER-CANDLER AIRPORT AUTHORITY, 25 S. TERRELL STREET
METTER, GA 30439
Phone 912-536-5909
ARPT PHONE 912-685-4162. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 74% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 June 2012 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (150KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (149KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCWV - Claxton-Evans County Airport (15 nm SE)
KVDI - Vidalia Regional Airport (18 nm SW)
KTBR - Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport (19 nm E)
KRVJ - Swinton Smith Field at Reidsville Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KSBO - East Georgia Regional Airport (20 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 18:54 | | 22:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 23:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 13:44:06 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 09:44:06 |
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| METAR |
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KCWV
15nm SE | 161055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 13/13 A3002 RMK AO2
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KVDI
18nm SW | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 15/13 A3002 RMK AO2
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KTBR
19nm E | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/14 A3002 RMK AO2 T01390137
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KSBO
20nm NW | 161055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/13 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSAV
47nm E | 160532Z 1606/1706 03003KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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