FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | 01E (1985) |
| 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
CARETAKER LIVES IN BLDG AT ARPT. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34-CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
OTS INDEFLY. |
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 |
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| CBMr053/20.3 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| HABr192/21.5 | | HAMILTON VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 02E |
| IGBr039/29.4 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3613 x 75 ft. / 1101 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | CNTRLN MARKINGS ONLY.
CNTRLN MARKINGS ONLY. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 33-51.091750N | | 33-50.514733N |
| Longitude: | 088-07.016850W | | 088-06.839417W |
| Elevation: | 463.0 ft. | | 457.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 166 true | | 345 magnetic, 346 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Obstructions: | none
+5 FT BRUSH 82 FT TO 127 FT R OF CNTRLN, 91 FT TO 167 FT FM RY END. | | 32 ft. trees, 317 ft. from runway, 21 ft. both sides of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
+ 6 FT TO + 19 FT BRUSH, 92 FT TO 123 FT L OF CNTRLN, 155 FT TO 178 FT FM RWY END. |
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: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 91% | transient general aviation | | 9% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 27 July 2006 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (174KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 19:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2008 12:46:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2008 07:46:45 |
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| METAR |
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KCBM
21nm SW | 181155Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM SCT120 16/12 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP086 60000 T01600122 10160 20140 55006 $
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KGTR
33nm SW | 181155Z 25004KT 10SM BKN120 17/12 A2978
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K1M4
36nm NE | 181156Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM BKN110 14/11 A2979 RMK AO2 55007 T01440111 10144 20133 BKN V SCT SLP088
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KTUP
41nm NW | 181153Z 22005KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP070 T01670122 10167 20161 55010
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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