FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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. PAPI RY 17 & 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| 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 |
| PICAYUNE | | 050/32.9 | | 276 | | 01E | | MJD | -- .--- -.. |
| BOGALUSA | | 092/36.2 | | 353 | | 02E | | GVB | --. ...- -... |
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: | |
| 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: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left OTS INDEFLY. |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 59 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 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 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 June 2011 | |
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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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 23:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 21:36:27 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 15:36:27 |
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| METAR |
KHBG 26nm N | 122053Z AUTO 02008G14KT 10SM CLR 08/M15 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP299 T00831150 56040
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KGPT 26nm S | 122053Z 02008G19KT 10SM CLR 10/M13 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP285 T01001128 56041 $
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KBIX 29nm SE | 122055Z AUTO 05011G17KT 10SM CLR 10/M13 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP288 T00961133 58041
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KHSA 32nm SW | 122052Z 04007KT 10SM CLR 10/M16 A3040
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KPIB 38nm N | 122055Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 08/M12 A3041 RMK AO1 57041
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KPQL 39nm SE | 122053Z 36010KT 10SM CLR 09/M13 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP290 T00941133 56038
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KASD 47nm SW | 122053Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 10/M12 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP287 T01001117 58044
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KMOB 48nm E | 122056Z 01010KT 10SM FEW150 SCT250 09/M14 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00941144 56035
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| TAF |
KHBG 26nm N | 121738Z 1218/1318 33008KT P6SM SKC FM130200 36002KT P6SM BKN250 FM131100 00000KT P6SM OVC120 FM131600 14007KT P6SM VCSH OVC060
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KGPT 26nm S | 121740Z 1218/1318 01006KT P6SM FEW250 FM130000 03002KT P6SM SCT200 FM131400 10007KT P6SM SCT030 OVC100
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KBIX 29nm SE | 1218/1318 01012KT 9999 SKC QNH3034INS BECMG 1308/1309 01009KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3022INS T15/1318Z T04/1218Z LIMITED METWATCH 1310 TIL 1315
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| NOTAMs |
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