FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M44 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-53-11.3750N / 089-01-22.7300W 33-53.189583N / 089-01.378833W 33.8864931 / -89.0229806 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 337.7 ft. / 102.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of HOUSTON, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 03 & 21 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| OTBr205/23.1 | | TUPELO VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 04E |
| CBMr297/32.6 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| IGBr309/35.0 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BRYAN | | 343/28.6 | | 281 | | 01W | | STF | ... - ..-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 33-52.873833N | | 33-53.505333N |
| Longitude: | 089-01.592833W | | 089-01.164833W |
| Elevation: | 337.7 ft. | | 329.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 54% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 January 2013 | |
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 (25 nm SE)
KTUP - Tupelo Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (27 nm E)
KSTF - George M Bryan Airport (29 nm S)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Houston Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunset | | 19:51 | | 00:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 13:22:12 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 08:22:12 |
|
| METAR |
KTUP 26nm NE | 181253Z 30006KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2999 RMK AO2 TSE14RAE11 SLP152 P0002 T02220200
|
KM40 27nm E | 181255Z AUTO 3SM HZ OVC013 21/12 A3003 RMK AO2
|
KSTF 29nm S | 181255Z AUTO 23004KT 5SM BR OVC013 21/20 A3001 RMK AO2
|
KCBM 32nm SE | 181258Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC010 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 RAB1213E1239 SLP167 P0001 T02170211 $
|
KGTR 35nm SE | 181250Z 23010KT 4SM BR BKN013 22/19 A3000
|
KUOX 39nm NW | 181255Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR OVC006 20/20 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE
|
|
| TAF |
KTUP 26nm NE | 181137Z 1812/1912 19005KT P6SM VCTS SCT020 BKN035CB TEMPO 1812/1816 4SM BR BKN025CB FM181700 22007KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB FM182100 22006KT P6SM BKN035 FM190000 18003KT P6SM SCT050 FM190600 20003KT P6SM SCT015 SCT050 TEMPO 1908/1912 4SM BR BKN015
|
KCBM 32nm SE | 1722/1823 17009KT 6000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 QNH2991INS TEMPO 1722/1723 17015G35KT 1600 TSRA BKN007CB TEMPO 1723/1801 17015G25KT 4800 -TSRA BKN015CB BECMG 1802/1803 18009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 QNH2998INS BECMG 1813/1814 19009KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3001INS BECMG 1816/1817 18009KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2999INS T25/1821Z T18/1810Z AMD 172217 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1722 NEXT 1915
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|