FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M43 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-35-43.1000N / 089-54-23.2000W 31-35.718333N / 089-54.386667W 31.5953056 / -89.9064444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 455 ft. / 138.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of PRENTISS, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39474 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD FOR EMERG CALL POLICE DEPT 601-792-5198. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN RWY 12/30 FOR MIRL AFTER 2300 KEY 121.9 FIVE TIMES. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.5/343.95 (MC COMB RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY MCCOMB RADIO ON FREQ 122.4.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MCBr043/25.1 | | MC COMB VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 03E |
| LBYr285/31.0 | | EATON VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FOXWORTH | | 341/18.5 | | 331 | | 05E | | FOH | ..-. --- .... |
| BROOKHAVEN | | 089/25.8 | | 407 | | 03E | | BVV | -... ...- ...- |
| TALLAHALA | | 261/37.0 | | 346 | | 00E | | THJ | - .... .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3197 x 60 ft. / 974 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 31-35.861398N | | 31-35.576417N |
| Longitude: | 089-54.645733W | | 089-54.127337W |
| Elevation: | 455.0 ft. | | 454.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 | | 303 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 590 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear | | 62 ft. trees, 2585 ft. from runway, 38:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF PRENTISS PO BOX 31 PRENTISS, MS 39479 Phone 601-792-5196 CHARLES DUMAS, MAYOR. |
| Manager: | ARPT BOARD PO BOX 933 PRENTISS, MS 39474 Phone 601-792-4467 TONY WAITS ARPT BOARD SECY/TREASURER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 84/week * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 25 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (174KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0R0 - Columbia-Marion County Airport (19 nm S)
1R7 - Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport (26 nm W)
KPIB - Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport (30 nm E)
KLUL - Hesler-Noble Field Airport (38 nm E)
KMCB - Mc Comb (Pike County) John E Lewis Field Airport (38 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 22:18:03 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 17:18:03 |
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| METAR |
KPIB 31nm E | 062155Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM FEW050 OVC100 22/20 A3009 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SW TSE2056 P0005
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KMCB 38nm SW | 062153Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 33/19 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE SLP161 T03280189
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KHBG 39nm SE | 062204Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -TSRA BKN043 BKN060 BKN110 23/21 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW TSB2158 P0001
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KJAN 44nm N | 062154Z 00000KT 10SM -TSRA FEW015 SCT075 SCT110 24/21 A3008 RMK AO2 RAB47 SLP182 OCNL LTGICCG N-E TS N-E MOV STNRY CB DSNT S-SW VCSH W P0000 T02390206 $
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KHKS 47nm N | 062153Z 11005KT 3SM -RA FEW001 SCT028 BKN055 24/22 A3008 RMK AO2 RAB33 SLP176 P0000 T02440217
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| TAF |
KMCB 38nm SW | 061727Z 061818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT035CB TEMPO 1819 VRB15G30KT 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM0100 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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KHBG 39nm SE | 061745Z 061818 28006KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB TEMPO 1822 2SM TSRA SCT025CB BKN050 FM2200 17006KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN070 TEMPO 2201 2SM TSRA SCT025CB BKN050 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120 FM0700 00000KT 4SM BR SKC
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KJAN 44nm N | 061745Z 061818 28009KT P6SM VCTS FEW040CB SCT060 TEMPO 1821 2SM TSRA BKN025CB FM2100 31007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN110 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120 FM1000 00000KT 5SM BR SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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