FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M44 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-53-30.4060N / 089-01-25.2190W
33-53.506767N / 089-01.420317W
33.8917794 / -89.0236719
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 337 ft. / 102.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of HOUSTON, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 38851 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 24 HOURS/DAY, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT SAT & SUN CALL 662-456-8484. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 03 & 21 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OTBr205/22.9 | | TUPELO VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 04E |
| CBMr297/32.8 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| IGBr310/35.3 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BRYAN | | 344/28.9 | | 281 | | 01W | | STF | ... - ..-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR
AVBL IN EMERGENCIES ONLY; CALL ATTENDANT. |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 75 ft. / 1158 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 21 MARKINGS BADLY FADED |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 33-52.959167N | | 33-53.504667N |
| Longitude: | 089-01.534983W | | 089-01.165333W |
| Elevation: | 329.0 ft. | | 337.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.92 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. trees, 1510 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 48 ft. trees, 1425 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HOUSTON
PO BOX 548
HOUSTON, MS 38851
Phone 662-456-2328 |
| Manager: | JACK LEWIS
CITY OF HOUSTON, PO BOX 548
HOUSTON, MS 38851
Phone 662-456-0030
CELL PHONE 662-456-8484. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 54% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 November 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FUEL AVBL IN EMERGENCY ONLY; FUEL TANKS PRIVATELY OWNED. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at M44.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
5A4 - Okolona Municipal-Richard Stovall Field Airport (17 nm NE)
M83 - McCharen Field Airport (26 nm SE)
KTUP - Tupelo Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (27 nm E)
KSTF - George M Bryan Airport (29 nm S)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 05:01:36 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 23:01:36 |
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| METAR |
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KTUP
26nm NE | 130453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP288 T10281078
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KM40
27nm E | 130455Z AUTO 10SM CLR M05/M05 A3039 RMK AO2
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KSTF
29nm S | 130455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M07 A3037 RMK AO2
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KCBM
33nm SE | 130455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M09 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP291 T10421091 $
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KGTR
35nm SE | 130435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3038 RMK AO1
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KUOX
39nm NW | 130435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M09 A3038 RMK AO2
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KTUP
26nm NE | 121723Z 1218/1318 01005KT P6SM SKC FM130000 00000KT P6SM SKC FM130800 00000KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM131500 16006KT P6SM BKN070
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