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M24 Dean Griffin Memorial Airport
Wiggins, Mississippi, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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

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 -- .--- -..

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 good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Obstructions: 55 ft. tree, 1055 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear59 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: 15
Single engine airplanes: 12
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
51% local general aviation
45% transient general aviation
4% military
* for 12-month period ending 09 June 2009

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 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5411:54
Sunrise06:1912:19
Sunset17:0223:02
Evening civil twilight17:2723:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 14:02:33
Local (UTC-6)  09-Nov-2009 08:02:33
 
METAR
KHBG 
26nm N 
091353Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01780150
KGPT 
26nm S 
091353Z 07011KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02110156
KBIX 
29nm SE 
091355Z AUTO 06012KT 10SM FEW170 20/15 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01950151 $
KHSA 
32nm SW 
091354Z 05008KT 10SM OVC060 19/16 A3006
KPIB 
38nm N 
091355Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3015 RMK AO1
KPQL 
39nm SE 
091353Z 06008G14KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01890150
KASD 
47nm SW 
091353Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM BKN055 19/16 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01940156
KMOB 
48nm E 
091356Z 07012G17KT 10SM FEW050 BKN100 19/15 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01890150
TAF
KHBG 
26nm N 
091131Z 0912/1012 07010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN150 FM092000 05013G20KT P6SM -RA BKN030 OVC050 FM092300 02015G24KT 5SM RA BKN025 OVC050 TEMPO 1003/1007 2SM +RA OVC015
KGPT 
26nm S 
091134Z 0912/1012 06011G19KT P6SM SKC FM091500 06020G30KT P6SM BKN020 OVC050 FM092200 05025G35KT 3SM RA BKN010 OVC030 FM100200 02030G40KT 3SM RA BKN010 OVC030 TEMPO 1004/1008 01040G50KT 1SM +TSRA BKN010CB OVC030
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