FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW** | |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:04:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 05:04:23 |
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| METAR |
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KGTR
9nm SE | 130955Z 21003KT 7SM CLR 23/22 A2997 RMK AO1
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KCBM
11nm E | 130913Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC006 23/23 A2998 RMK AO2 $
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KSTF
13nm SW | 130955Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/21 A2997 RMK AO2
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KM40
19nm NE | 130955Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM -DZ CLR 23/13 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KGTR
9nm SE | 130754Z 1308/1406 00000KT 6SM BR BKN007 BKN015 FM131400 26005KT P6SM VCTS BKN015CB OVC050 FM131700 32007KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN030CB OVC050 FM140200 32006KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080
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KCBM
11nm E | 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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| 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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