FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 |
| CBMr053/20.3 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| HABr192/21.7 | | HAMILTON VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 02E |
| IGBr039/29.4 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FAYETTE | | 298/17.1 | | 204 | | 00E | | FDF | ..-. -.. ..-. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-51.091750N | | 33-50.515000N |
| Longitude: | 088-07.016850W | | 088-06.840000W |
| Elevation: | 463.0 ft. | | 457.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 165 true | | 347 magnetic, 345 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 94 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 |
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| 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (182KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (179KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (150KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 19:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:10:26 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 01:10:26 |
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| METAR |
KM40 19nm W | 180555Z AUTO 4SM HZ BKN034 BKN042 21/12 A2997 RMK AO2
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KCBM 21nm SW | 180558Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM VCTS SCT031 20/20 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP147 60001 T02030203 10220 20199 402290195 58005 $
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KGTR 33nm SW | 180555Z 35008KT 4SM TS SCT008 SCT015 BKN041 22/20 A2996 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SW TSB33 P0051 60051 10220 20210 57003
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K1M4 36nm NE | 180556Z AUTO 20003KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 19/19 A3002 RMK AO2 58002 T01880188 10205 20188 SLP176
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| TAF |
KCBM 21nm SW | 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
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| NOTAMs |
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