FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| MKLr006/12.0 | | MC KELLAR VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 02E |
| 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 | | 229/26.2 | | 217 | | 00E | | 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
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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 RY 04/22 LIGHTS OTS - PRESET AT STEP 1. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 35-47.895683N | | 35-48.366317N |
| Longitude: | 088-52.779317W | | 088-52.213283W |
| Elevation: | 407.0 ft. | | 421.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 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 | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 642 ft. from runway, 97 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear +19 FT ROAD AT 320 FT ; 250 FT R OF CNTRLN. | | 38 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 64 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HUMBOLDT CITY HALL HUMBOLDT, TN 38343 Phone 731-784-2511 |
| Manager: | GUY LONDE 4655 MAIN ST HUMBOCDT, TN 38343 Phone 731-784-5571 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 November 1999 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 04/22 15-30 FT TREES WEST OF RY VIOLATE TRANSITION SLOPE. |
| - | AGRICULTURAL ACFT OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TWY LGTS VERY LOW INTST. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunset | | 19:15 | | 00:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:41 | | 00:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 11:24:48 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2008 06:24:48 |
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| METAR |
KMKL 12nm S | 051053Z AUTO 35007KT 6SM BR OVC004 19/18 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB05E34 SLP104 P0001 T01940178
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| TAF |
KMKL 12nm S | 051018Z 051006 33007KT 6SM BR SCT004 OVC012 TEMPO 1013 3SM -RA BR BKN004 FM1300 36006KT P6SM OVC015 FM2000 35006KT P6SM BKN025 BKN060 FM2300 35003KT P6SM BKN060 BKN120 FM0100 35003KT P6SM BKN035
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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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