FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M83 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-35-02.5000N / 088-40-00.1000W
33-35.041667N / 088-40.001667W
33.5840278 / -88.6666944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 205.2 ft. / 62.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of WEST POINT, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39773 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-2200. AFTER 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 135.6 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 135.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GTR (9 nm SE): | 126.375 (662-328-7798) |
| WX AWOS-3 at STF (13 nm SW): | 118.975 (662-323-4966) |
| WX AWOS-3 at M40 (19 nm NE): | 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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| IGBr304/9.7 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
| CBMr253/11.9 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| OTBr166/38.9 | | TUPELO VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BRYAN | | 046/12.9 | | 281 | | 01W | | STF | ... - ..-. |
| LOUISVILLE | | 037/33.0 | | 212 | | 00E | | LMS | .-.. -- ... |
| ALICEVILLE | | 319/37.1 | | 254 | | | | AIV | .- .. ...- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3850 x 75 ft. / 1173 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 36.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-35.359242N | | 33-34.724550N |
| Longitude: | 088-39.998790W | | 088-40.004385W |
| Elevation: | 205.2 ft. | | 203.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 | | 360 |
| Displaced threshold: | 390 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. tree, 1400 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
RR 50 FT FROM RY END. | | 11 ft. road, 900 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
RY 36 4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM END OF RY. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WEST POINT
204 COMMERCE/BOX 1117
WEST POINT, MS 39773
Phone 662-494-2573 |
| Manager: | RANDY JONES
PO BOX 1117
WEST POINT, MS 39773
Phone 662-524-0039 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 January 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | (PAY PHONE) PAY PHONE AVAILABLE. |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (164KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (156KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (164KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (147KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (5 nm S)
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (9 nm SE)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (12 nm E)
KSTF - George M Bryan Airport (13 nm SW)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (16 nm SE)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (19 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 18:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:44 | | 23:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:47:00 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:47:00 |
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| METAR |
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KGTR
9nm SE | 161645Z 19009KT 21/2SM DZ BR SCT007 BKN010 OVC026 20/19 A3000
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KCBM
11nm E | 161655Z COR 18006KT 5SM -RA BR BKN004 OVC013 20/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 $
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KSTF
13nm SW | 161655Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM +RA SCT004 SCT007 OVC016 19/18 A2999 RMK AO2 P0007
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KM40
19nm NE | 161655Z AUTO 19007KT 1 1/2SM -DZ OVC004 20/11 A3000 RMK AO2 P0005
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KGTR
9nm SE | 161129Z 1612/1712 15004KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM161400 17005KT P6SM -RA OVC015 FM161700 23006KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM170300 00000KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM171000 33003KT 3SM BR OVC007
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KCBM
11nm E | 1614/1715 15006KT 4800 -SHRA BKN015 BKN030 OVC050 QNH2995INS BECMG 1617/1618 25009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN005 QNH2989INS BECMG 1622/1623 31006KT 8000 -SHRA BKN015 QNH2988INS BECMG 1712/1713 33009KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN065 QNH2990INS T25/1620Z T15/1712Z AMD 161412
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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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