FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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: | 07W (2020) |
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 |
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-3PT: | 120.3 (912-685-2729) |
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) |
WX AWOS-3PT at RVJ (19 nm S): | 128.325 (912-557-0011) |
- 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 |
DBNr112/39.6 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
ONYUN | | 057/14.2 | | 372 | | 06W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 100 magnetic, 093 true | | 280 magnetic, 273 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 5 ft. trees, 215 ft. from runway, 239 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear 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: | | 21 | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 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 31 December 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
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 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (237KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (225KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (480KB) |
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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 11:32 |
Sunset | | 19:39 | | 23:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2023 23:44:12 |
Local (UTC-4) | 21-Mar-2023 19:44:12 |
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METAR |
KMHP | 212335Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 16/05 A3033 RMK AO2 T01590050
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KCWV 15nm SE | 212335Z AUTO 14004KT 5SM HZ SCT048 SCT060 17/06 A3034 RMK AO2 T01660055
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KVDI 18nm SW | 212335Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3033 RMK AO2
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KTBR 19nm E | 212335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT050 16/05 A3035 RMK AO2 T01590049
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KRVJ 19nm S | 212335Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM OVC047 17/07 A3033 RMK AO2 T01740069
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TAF |
KSAV 47nm E | 211720Z 2118/2218 09010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM220200 08003KT P6SM BKN050 FM220700 05003KT P6SM FEW035 OVC050 FM221500 10007KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035
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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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