FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MHP |
| Lat/Long: | 32-22-26.3200N / 082-04-53.1514W 32-22.438667N / 082-04.885857W 32.3739778 / -82.0814309 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 197 ft. / 60.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of METTER, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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-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 132.5/363.2 (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 |
| METTER | | at field | | 432 | | 03W | | MHP | -- .... .--. |
| ONYUN | | 055/14.2 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| CLAXTON | | 320/14.7 | | 395 | | 04W | | CWV | -.-. .-- ...- |
| PRISON | | 014/19.3 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| EMANUEL COUNTY | | 137/25.7 | | 309 | | 04W | | EEX | . . -..- |
| SYLVANIA | | 240/29.7 | | 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: | 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 32-22.458167N | | 32-22.419167N |
| Longitude: | 082-05.371317W | | 082-04.400395W |
| Elevation: | 188.2 ft. | | 195.8 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 right (3.00 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download |
| 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:21:35 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 17:21:35 |
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| METAR |
KCWV 15nm SE | 092200Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM OVC017 16/14 A2976 RMK AO2
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KVDI 18nm SW | 092140Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM OVC012 14/11 A2976 RMK AO2
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KTBR 19nm E | 092140Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM OVC021 16/13 A2975 RMK AO2 T01600134
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KJYL 29nm NE | 092200Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM BKN025 OVC030 16/12 A2975 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSAV 47nm E | 092005Z 0920/1018 21009KT P6SM SCT050 FM100500 27014G22KT P6SM SKC FM101300 29018G28KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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