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M55 Lamar County Airport
Vernon, Alabama, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: M55
Lat/Long: 33-50-48.1880N / 088-06-55.7130W
33-50.803133N / 088-06.928550W
33.8467189 / -88.1154758
(estimated)
Elevation: 463 ft. / 141.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2010)
From city: 6 miles N of VERNON, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35586

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1965
Sectional chart: MEMPHIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35-CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
COLUMBUS APPROACH: 126.075
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: 126.075
WX AWOS-3 at M40 (19 nm W): 118.475 (662-369-3498)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLOSED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CBMr053/20.3CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
HABr192/21.7HAMILTON VORTAC110.4002E
IGBr039/29.4BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FAYETTE298/17.120400EFDF ..-. -.. ..-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3613 x 75 ft. / 1101 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 33-51.091750N33-50.515000N
Longitude: 088-07.016850W088-06.840000W
Elevation: 463.0 ft.457.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 165 true347 magnetic, 345 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on leftpulsating/steady burning VASI on left
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none94 ft. trees, 1416 ft. from runway, 10 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LAMAR COUNTY COMSN
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-9119
Manager: JOHNNY RODGERS
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-9119
PROBATE JUDGE

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 31/week *
91% transient general aviation
9% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 15 June 2012

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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (182KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (180KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (150KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (189KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (17 nm SE)
KHAB - Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport (17 nm N)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (19 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (20 nm SW)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (26 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4610:46
Sunrise06:1311:13
Sunset19:4200:42
Evening civil twilight20:0801:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 02:53:16
Local (UTC-5)  12-Aug-2013 21:53:16
 
METAR
KM40 
19nm W 
130155Z AUTO 17011G16KT 5SM HZ SCT049 27/17 A3000 RMK AO2
KCBM 
21nm SW 
130158Z AUTO 12002KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A3000 RMK AO2 DZB0124E0133 SLP159 P0000 T02760248 $
KGTR 
33nm SW 
130155Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 BKN070 28/24 A2999 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SE
K1M4 
36nm NE 
130156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/24 A3007 RMK AO2 T02440238 SLP193
TAF
KCBM 
21nm SW 
1223/1323 23009KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB BKN150 QNH2995INS BECMG 1300/1301 25006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH3001INS BECMG 1317/1318 25009KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1319/1323 27010G15KT 4800 -TSRA OVC025CB T32/1223Z T24/1311Z AMD 122300 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1301 NEXT 1309
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