FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35-CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| HABr192/21.7 | | 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 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 |
| Obstructions: | none | | 70 ft. trees, 1257 ft. from runway, 7 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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 19 August 2008 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 02:22:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 20:22:00 |
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| METAR |
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KCBM
21nm SW | 220155Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM BKN100 14/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01360097 $
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KGTR
33nm SW | 220150Z 07003KT 10SM OVC090 14/11 A3003
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K1M4
36nm NE | 220156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3009 RMK AO2 T01000083 SLP197
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KTUP
41nm NW | 220153Z 04003KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01110089 $
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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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