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KUTA
(formerly M97)
Tunica Municipal Airport
Tunica, Mississippi, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: UTA
Lat/Long: 34-41-06.2214N / 090-20-52.0250W
34-41.103690N / 090-20.867083W
34.6850615 / -90.3477847
(estimated)
Elevation: 194 ft. / 59.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (2005)
From city: 1 mile E of TUNICA, MS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 38676

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1981
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GWO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 17/35 AND MALSR RY 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: INDEX B ARFF EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 118.075 (662-363-1652)
MEMPHIS APPROACH: 119.1
MEMPHIS DEPARTURE: 119.1

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
UJMr067/17.4MARVELL VOR/DME109.6001E
MEMr221/26.7MEMPHIS VORTAC117.5001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CLARKSDALE017/24.934102ECKM -.-. -.- --
WEST MEMPHIS191/27.836201EAWM .- .-- --
OLIVE BRANCH236/32.727501EOLV --- .-.. ...-
SPAIN201/34.241404ESPQ ... .--. --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 8500 x 150 ft. / 2591 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 94.0
Double wheel: 215.0
Double tandem: 460.0
Dual double tandem: 720.0, TRIPLE TANDEM = 510
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 34-41.786500N34-40.420878N
Longitude: 090-21.058000W090-20.676167W
Elevation: 194.4 ft.194.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 167347
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TUNICA COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION
PO BOX 158
TUNICA, MS 38676
Phone 662-357-7320
Manager: CLIFF NASH, C.M.
PO BOX 158
TUNICA, MS 38676
Phone 662-357-7320

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 13
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
51% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
16% commercial
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 35 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY.
AGRICULTURAL ACFT ACTIVITY INVOF THE ARPT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ALL DAYS.
LRG FLOCKS OF GEESE INVOF ARPT NOV - FEB.

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
ILS OR LOC RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (229KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED**   download (237KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 **CHANGED**   download (234KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (17KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHEE - Thompson-Robbins Airport (17 nm W)
KCKM - Fletcher Field Airport (25 nm S)
KFCY - Forrest City Municipal Airport (26 nm NW)
KMMS - Selfs Airport (27 nm S)
KAWM - West Memphis Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
 
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Area around KUTA (Tunica Municipal Airport)
 
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Aerial photo of KUTA (Tunica Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 15-Aug-2004

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From to KUTA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3210:32
Sunrise06:0011:00
Sunset19:5500:55
Evening civil twilight20:2301:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 16:18:32
Local (UTC-5)  13-May-2008 11:18:32
 
METAR
KUTA 131555Z AUTO 11011KT 10SM SCT025 SCT034 SCT060 18/12 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU SW
TAF
KMEM 
29nm NE 
131130Z 131212 13006KT P6SM BKN150 FM1700 16012KT P6SM BKN080 FM0300 14010KT P6SM VCTS OVC050CB FM0700 15010KT 4SM TSRA BKN035CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Tunica Air Center UNICOM 123.00
662-357-7330
877-359-8864
[web site]
[email]
Tunica Air Center - A Full Service FBO, Our Service Speaks for itself. Test fly the Hotest New FBO and Destination in the Nation.
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Tunica Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Tunica Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KUTA have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FITZGERALDS CASINO AND HOTEL 10.8 59-139
TERRACE HOTEL AT GRAND CASINO TUNICA 12.1 62-268
 

Other hotels near Tunica Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
DELTA PLANTATION INN 2.9 55-79

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Tunica Municipal Airport

4 in Tunica
10 in Robinsonville
 

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