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M24 Dean Griffin Memorial Airport
Wiggins, Mississippi, USA


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

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 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 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: 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 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1612:16
Sunrise06:4112:41
Sunset17:4123:41
Evening civil twilight18:0600:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 21:36:27
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 15:36:27
 
METAR
KHBG 
26nm N 
122053Z AUTO 02008G14KT 10SM CLR 08/M15 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP299 T00831150 56040
KGPT 
26nm S 
122053Z 02008G19KT 10SM CLR 10/M13 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP285 T01001128 56041 $
KBIX 
29nm SE 
122055Z AUTO 05011G17KT 10SM CLR 10/M13 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP288 T00961133 58041
KHSA 
32nm SW 
122052Z 04007KT 10SM CLR 10/M16 A3040
KPIB 
38nm N 
122055Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 08/M12 A3041 RMK AO1 57041
KPQL 
39nm SE 
122053Z 36010KT 10SM CLR 09/M13 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP290 T00941133 56038
KASD 
47nm SW 
122053Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 10/M12 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP287 T01001117 58044
KMOB 
48nm E 
122056Z 01010KT 10SM FEW150 SCT250 09/M14 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00941144 56035
TAF
KHBG 
26nm N 
121738Z 1218/1318 33008KT P6SM SKC FM130200 36002KT P6SM BKN250 FM131100 00000KT P6SM OVC120 FM131600 14007KT P6SM VCSH OVC060
KGPT 
26nm S 
121740Z 1218/1318 01006KT P6SM FEW250 FM130000 03002KT P6SM SCT200 FM131400 10007KT P6SM SCT030 OVC100
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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