FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 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: | 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-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 132.925/363.2 (MILLEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DBNr112/39.6 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| METTER | | at field | | 432 | | 03W | | MHP | -- .... .--. |
| ONYUN | | 055/14.2 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| CLAXTON | | 320/14.7 | | 395 | | 04W | | CWV | -.-. .-- ...- |
| PRISON | | 017/19.3 | | 424 | | 06W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
| EMANUEL COUNTY | | 139/25.7 | | 309 | | 06W | | EEX | . . -..- |
| SYLVANIA | | 240/29.7 | | 245 | | 04W | | JYL | .--- -.-- .-.. |
| MILLEN | | 195/31.8 | | 205 | | 05W | | LNH | .-.. -. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| 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. |
| 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 fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.08 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 3 ft. fence, 201 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline
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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 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 23 June 2012 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (150KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (149KB) |
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 |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:25:09 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 05:25:09 |
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| METAR |
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KCWV
15nm SE | 180835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3009 RMK AO2
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KVDI
18nm SW | 180855Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A3008 RMK AO2
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KTBR
19nm E | 180855Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3009 RMK AO2 T01980198
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KSBO
20nm NW | 180855Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM BKN060 19/19 A3009 RMK AO2
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KJYL
29nm NE | 180855Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 20/20 A3010 RMK AO2 T02000200
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| TAF |
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KSAV
47nm E | 180520Z 1806/1906 17004KT P6SM SCT090 SCT250 FM181400 20008KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150 FM181900 15011KT P6SM SCT045 FM190000 16006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200
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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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