FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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 PAPI RWY 10 & 28; REIL RWY 10; MIRL RWY 10/28 - 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 | ..- --.- -. |
BULLO | | 268/21.3 | | 407 | | 05W | | BZQ | -... --.. --.- |
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: | 81 ft. trees, 2565 ft. from runway, 575 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. road, 442 ft. from runway, 286 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear 6 FT FENCE AND SHRUBS 0 FT-200 FT FM THR, 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. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Aug-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Aug-2025 10:06:44 |
Local (UTC-4) | 01-Aug-2025 06:06:44 |
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METAR |
KMHP | 010935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3003 RMK AO2 T02410235
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KCWV 15nm SE | 010955Z AUTO 25001KT 6SM BR CLR 24/24 A3003 RMK AO2
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KVDI 18nm SW | 010935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3004 RMK AO2
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KTBR 19nm E | 010935Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A3001 RMK AO2
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KRVJ 19nm S | 010955Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A3004 RMK AO2 T02490241
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TAF |
KSAV 47nm E | 010528Z 0106/0206 22006KT P6SM FEW060 BKN200 FM011400 26007KT P6SM SCT030 FM011800 23008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035 BKN060CB TEMPO 0119/0123 VRB10G20KT 3SM TSRA BR SCT030CB OVC050 FM012300 22006KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN060
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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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