FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MPE |
| Lat/Long: | 32-47-57.1663N / 089-07-33.5899W 32-47.952772N / 089-07.559832W 32.7992129 / -89.1259972 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 458 ft. / 139.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of PHILADELPHIA, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39350 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SUN 0700-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.725 (601-663-0040) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.75/263.0 (LOUISVILLE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MEIr322/30.0 | | MERIDIAN VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-48.362952N | | 32-47.542492N |
| Longitude: | 089-07.510518W | | 089-07.609145W |
| Elevation: | 440.4 ft. | | 458.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 185 true | | 004 magnetic, 005 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) VASI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 1160 ft. from runway, 325 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. tree, 1235 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PHILADELPHIA 525 MAIN STREET PHILADELPHIA, MS 39350 Phone 662-656-3612 RAYBORN WADDELL, MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA. |
| Manager: | DAN CUMBERLAND 1036 AIRPORT RD. PHILADELPHIA, MS 39350 Phone 601-656-0203 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFTER HRS SERVICE CALL 601-416-1721 |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (204KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (176KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLMS - Louisville Winston County Airport (21 nm N)
KOSX - Kosciusko-Attala County Airport (27 nm NW)
KNMM - Meridian Naval Air Station (Mc Cain Field) (32 nm SE)
KMEI - Key Field Airport (34 nm SE)
KSTF - George M Bryan Airport (41 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 16-Dec-2005
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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 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 19:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 16:04:07 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 11:04:07 |
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| METAR |
KNMM 32nm SE | 131556Z 15006KT 10SM FEW080 BKN140 OVC250 20/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP196 VIRGA SE-SW T02000106
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KMEI 34nm SE | 131553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB1458E13 SLP181 P0000 T02000122
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KGTR 48nm NE | 131450Z 14011KT 10SM SKC 21/10 A3008
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| TAF |
KNMM 32nm SE | 130909 VRB03KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1014 6000 BR BECMG 1416 13007KT BKN250 QNH2995INS BECMG 2200 VRB03KT SCT080 OVC250 QNH2993INS TEMPO 0409 0400 FG VV001 T08/11Z T25/22Z
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KMEI 34nm SE | 131139Z 131212 00000KT P6SM SCT070 OVC120 TEMPO 1213 5SM BR FEW120 SCT200 FM1500 13008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 FM2300 12005KT P6SM SCT080 OVC250
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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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