FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | UNATTENDED |
| 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: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| 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: | 45 ft. trees, 1730 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 22 ft. pole, 750 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
6 FT FENCE & SHRUBS 180 FT RIGHT AT THRESHOLD OUT 200 FT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY & COUNTY
PO BOX 178
METTER, GA 30439
Phone 912-685-2527 |
| Manager: | BILLY CRIDER, CHM
METTER-CANDLER CO. AIRPORT AUTHORIT, PO BOX 398
STILLMORE, GA 30439
Phone 912-739-2533
ARPT PHONE 912-685-4162. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 132/week * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 21 March 2009 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (177KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 05:40:52 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 01:40:52 |
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| METAR |
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KVDI
18nm SW | 050518Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM 26/23 A2995 RMK AO1
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KTBR
19nm E | 050500Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 27/27 A2997 RMK AO1
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KJYL
29nm NE | 050517Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 24/24 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSAV
47nm E | 050003Z 0500/0524 15004KT P6SM FEW250 FM050700 00000KT 6SM BR FEW250 FM051330 23007KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250 FM051900 22010KT P6SM SCT050 OVC250
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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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