FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M53 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-48-07.8480N / 088-52-29.8180W 35-48.130800N / 088-52.496967W 35.8021800 / -88.8749494 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 421 ft. / 128.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of HUMBOLDT, TN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 38343 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JACKSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MKL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 AFTER HRS SVC CALL 731-784-6859. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at MKL (12 nm S): | 119.325 (731-424-0692) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.65/316.15 (MCKELLAR RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MKLr009/12.0 | | MC KELLAR VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 01W |
| DYRr118/25.1 | | DYERSBURG VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 03E |
| JKSr294/27.9 | | JACKS CREEK VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GIBSON | | 187/8.0 | | 378 | | 01E | | TGC | - --. -.-. |
| HUNTINGDON | | 231/26.2 | | 217 | | 02W | | HZD | .... --.. -.. |
| NALLY DUNSTON | | 115/28.3 | | 343 | | 01W | | DNT | -.. -. - |
| TRAINER | | 220/34.9 | | 410 | | 00E | | TIQ | - .. --.- |
| HARDEMAN | | 012/36.2 | | 404 | | 01E | | BAV | -... .- ...- |
| COVINGTON | | 068/37.0 | | 326 | | 02E | | COO | -.-. --- --- |
| SIBLEY | | 332/38.2 | | 386 | | 01E | | SZY | ... --.. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 26.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | NE |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 35-47.895683N | | 35-48.367000N |
| Longitude: | 088-52.779317W | | 088-52.212500W |
| Elevation: | 407.0 ft. | | 421.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 044 true | | 223 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. trees, 573 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear +19 FT ROAD AT 320 FT ; 250 FT R OF CNTRLN. | | 13 ft. trees, 414 ft. from runway, 19 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HUMBOLDT 1421 OSBORNE STREET HUMBOLDT, TN 38343 Phone 731-784-2511 |
| Manager: | BENNY MILLER 4655 MAIN ST HUMBOLDT, TN 38343 Phone 731-618-9089 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 51/week * | | 78% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 04/22 15-30 FT TREES WEST OF RY VIOLATE TRANSITION SLOPE. |
| - | AGRICULTURAL ACFT OPNS 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (131KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTGC - Gibson County Airport (8 nm N)
KMKL - Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport (12 nm S)
KHZD - Carroll County Airport (26 nm NE)
KDYR - Dyersburg Regional Airport (28 nm NW)
KPVE - Beech River Regional Airport (34 nm E)
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Times for 19-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2013 03:15:50 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 19-May-2013 22:15:50 |
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| METAR |
KMKL 12nm S | 200153Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM FEW029 26/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02560211
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| TAF |
KMKL 12nm S | 191720Z 1918/2018 20010G18KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250 FM200000 18007KT P6SM SCT035 FM201300 21012KT P6SM OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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