FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UBS |
| Lat/Long: | 33-27-55.4280N / 088-22-49.1390W 33-27.923800N / 088-22.818983W 33.4653967 / -88.3803164 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 188 ft. / 57 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of COLUMBUS, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39702 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1000-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36 OPER DUSK-2200. AFTER 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 135.6 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 135.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GTR (11 nm W): | 126.375 (662-328-7798) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IGBr096/6.8 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| CBMr165/11.0 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALICEVILLE | | 335/23.2 | | 254 | | | | AIV | .- .. ...- |
| BRYAN | | 086/23.6 | | 281 | | 01W | | STF | ... - ..-. |
| FAYETTE | | 242/32.1 | | 204 | | 00E | | FDF | ..-. -.. ..-. |
| LOUISVILLE | | 061/39.2 | | 212 | | 00E | | LMS | .-.. -- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A AFTER HRS FUEL SVC CALL (662) 327-6709. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-28.290400N | | 33-27.548500N |
| Longitude: | 088-22.861667W | | 088-22.848333W |
| Elevation: | 188.0 ft. | | 184.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 179 true | | 358 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2510 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. trees, 2075 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY 523 MAIN ST, PO BOX 1408 COLUMBUS, MS 39703 Phone 662-328-7021 |
| Manager: | HENRY GLOVER 368 FABRITEK DRIVE COLUMBUS, MS 39702 Phone 662-327-6709 OWNER OF TRI-SOUTH AVIATION WITH BILLY SCARBROUGH. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 January 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | (PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (209KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (186KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (142KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (11 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (11 nm N)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (15 nm W)
M83 - McCharen Field Airport (16 nm NW)
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (19 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 10:24 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 19:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 13:18:52 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 08:18:52 |
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| METAR |
KGTR 9nm W | 181250Z 23010KT 4SM BR BKN013 22/19 A3000
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KCBM 11nm N | 181258Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC010 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 RAB1213E1239 SLP167 P0001 T02170211 $
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| TAF |
KGTR 9nm W | 181133Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT011 OVC200 FM181400 20007KT P6SM BKN015 FM181800 21008KT P6SM SCT035 FM190000 17003KT P6SM SKC FM190800 18005KT P6SM OVC013
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KCBM 11nm N | 1722/1823 17009KT 6000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 QNH2991INS TEMPO 1722/1723 17015G35KT 1600 TSRA BKN007CB TEMPO 1723/1801 17015G25KT 4800 -TSRA BKN015CB BECMG 1802/1803 18009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 QNH2998INS BECMG 1813/1814 19009KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3001INS BECMG 1816/1817 18009KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2999INS T25/1821Z T18/1810Z AMD 172217 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1722 NEXT 1915
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