FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MHP |
| Lat/Long: | 32-22-26.0000N / 082-04-45.1000W
32-22.433333N / 082-04.751667W
32.3738889 / -82.0791944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 197 ft. / 60.0 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: | 0700-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 10/28 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-0000; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. AFTER 0000, ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 AND PAPI RYS 10 & 28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-A at CWV (15 nm SE): | 395 |
| 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 132.5/363.2 (MILLEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DBNr112/39.7 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| METTER | | at field | | 432 | | 03W | | MHP | -- .... .--. |
| ONYUN | | 055/14.3 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| CLAXTON | | 321/14.6 | | 395 | | 04W | | CWV | -.-. .-- ...- |
| PRISON | | 014/19.3 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| EMANUEL COUNTY | | 137/25.8 | | 309 | | 04W | | EEX | . . -..- |
| SYLVANIA | | 240/29.6 | | 245 | | 04W | | JYL | .--- -.-- .-.. |
| MILLEN | | 195/31.8 | | 205 | | 05W | | LNH | .-.. -. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3612 x 75 ft. / 1101 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 32-22.447268N | | 32-22.419127N |
| Longitude: | 082-05.101450W | | 082-04.400395W |
| Elevation: | 195.1 ft. | | 195.6 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 good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.35 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
+5 FT FENCE AT THLD 202 FT L. | | 31 ft. trees, 975 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY & COUNTY
PO BOX 61
METTER, GA 30439
Phone 912-685-2527 |
| Manager: | JOE NEVILLE
BOX 667
METTER, GA 30417
Phone 912-739-2533
JOE NEVILLE, CHAIRMAN.
ARPT PHONE 912-685-4162. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 132/week * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 June 2006 | |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **NEW** | |
download (177KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **NEW** | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (85KB) |
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 - Emanuel County Airport (20 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 01:21:37 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 21:21:37 |
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| METAR |
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KCWV
15nm SE | 260103Z AUTO 16003KT 5SM RA SCT019 BKN039 OVC075 23/21 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW
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KVDI
18nm SW | 260040Z AUTO 17004KT 7SM OVC085 27/23 A3009 RMK AO1
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KTBR
19nm E | 260100Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM OVC065 28/21 A3009 RMK AO1
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KJYL
29nm NE | 260101Z AUTO 17003KT SCT055 BKN070 OVC095 28/19 A3009 RMK AO2 PWINO
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| TAF |
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KSAV
47nm E | 252339Z 260024 13006KT P6SM SCT060 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 FM0600 00000KT 6SM BR SCT060 TEMPO 0812 5SM MIFG BR FEW008 FM1500 17005KT P6SM SCT100 FM1900 13009KT P6SM BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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