FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M24 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-50-35.6780N / 089-09-35.1840W
30-50.594633N / 089-09.586400W
30.8432439 / -89.1597733
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 270 ft. / 82.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of WIGGINS, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39577 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GPTr349/26.5 | | GULFPORT VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 02E |
| PCUr055/34.0 | | PICAYUNE VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 05E |
| LBYr160/35.7 | | EATON VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 05E |
| GCVr241/37.9 | | GREENE COUNTY VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HANCO | | 030/28.0 | | 221 | | 03E | | AYI | .- -.-- .. |
| PICAYUNE | | 050/32.9 | | 276 | | 01E | | MJD | -- .--- -.. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. tree, 1055 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. trees, 290 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE IN RY SAFETY AREA. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WIGGINS-STONE CO
117 FIRST STREET
WIGGINS, MS 39577
Phone 601-928-7221 |
| Manager: | AIRPORT BOARD
944 AIRPORT ST.
WIGGINS, MS 39577
Phone 601-928-6010
MR. SCOTT MADDOX, SEC/TREAS OF ARPT BOARD. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 May 2007 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at M24.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHBG - Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
KGPT - Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (27 nm S)
KBIX - Keesler Air Force Base (29 nm SE)
KHSA - Stennis International Airport (32 nm SW)
KMJD - Picayune Municipal Airport (33 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 23-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 03:20:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Jul-2008 22:20:59 |
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| METAR |
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KHBG
26nm N | 240253Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02560239 51011
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KGPT
26nm S | 240253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02720239 53003
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KBIX
29nm SE | 240255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC170 28/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02850232 53003 $
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KPIB
38nm N | 240255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3005 RMK AO1 52014
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KPQL
39nm SE | 240253Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 26/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02560250 53009
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KASD
47nm SW | 240253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02720244 53003
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KMOB
48nm E | 240256Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 60000 T02610239 53008
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| TAF |
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KHBG
26nm N | 232320Z 240024 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW040 BKN090 TEMPO 0002 5SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC050 FM0300 24004KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB BKN150 FM0900 00000KT 5SM BR SCT100 BKN200 FM1300 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW040 SCT250
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KGPT
26nm S | 232320Z 240024 18005KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM0600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 FM1400 14007KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100
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KBIX
29nm SE | 240202 VRB05KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2999INS BECMG 1617 24010KT 9999 SCT030CB SCT150 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1820 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 2324 VRB05KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2999INS T32/19Z T22/10Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2404 NEXT 2410
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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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