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M24 Dean Griffin Memorial Airport
Wiggins, Mississippi, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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: ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. PAPI RY 17 & 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GPTr349/26.5GULFPORT VORTAC109.0002E
PCUr055/34.0PICAYUNE VOR/DME112.2005E
LBYr160/35.7EATON VORTAC110.6005E
GCVr241/37.9GREENE COUNTY VORTAC115.7005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICAYUNE050/32.927601EMJD -- .--- -..
BOGALUSA092/36.235302EGVB --. ...- -...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL AVAIL.; CALL (601) 766-5341.
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 fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: ALL RY MARKINGS ARE BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Obstructions: 41 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear50 ft. tree, 1125 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 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
P.O. BOX 219
WIGGINS, MS 39577
Phone 601-928-7221
MR. DURON HATTEN, SEC/TREAS OF ARPT BOARD.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 10
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
51% local general aviation
45% transient general aviation
4% military
* for 12-month period ending 14 June 2012

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5710:57
Sunrise06:2311:23
Sunset19:4000:40
Evening civil twilight20:0601:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 10:04:34
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 05:04:34
 
METAR
KHBG 
26nm N 
130953Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02330222
KGPT 
26nm S 
130953Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02560233 $
KBIX 
29nm SE 
130858Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW018 BKN170 26/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02650238 57015
KHSA 
32nm SW 
130048Z VRB04KT 7SM SCT011 BKN100 27/23 A3004
KBXA 
36nm W 
130955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3002 RMK AO2 T02450225
KPIB 
38nm N 
130955Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/20 A3003 RMK AO1
KPQL 
39nm SE 
130953Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 25/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02500244
KASD 
47nm SW 
130953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02440228
KMOB 
48nm E 
130856Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02500233 58012
TAF
KHBG 
26nm N 
130558Z 1306/1406 00000KT P6SM SCT070 FM131000 00000KT 2SM BR BKN004 FM131400 26005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN070 FM131700 32007KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN035CB BKN060 FM140100 32006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
KGPT 
26nm S 
130520Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 SCT200 FM131500 30006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1315/1319 VRB15KT 5SM TSRA SCT025CB BKN030 FM140100 00000KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200
KBIX 
29nm SE 
1302/1408 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 SCT150 QNH3003INS BECMG 1314/1315 24012KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT040CB BKN150 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1315/1320 25015G25KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB BKN080 BECMG 1402/1403 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT030 SCT150 QNH2998INS T32/1320Z T26/1311Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1304 NEXT 1310
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HAMPTON INN AND SUITES WIGGINS 0.5 
BEST WESTERN WOODSTONE 0.7 58-84

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