FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M83 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-35-02.5300N / 088-40-00.0700W
33-35.042167N / 088-40.001167W
33.5840361 / -88.6666861
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 205 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-DAWN
AFTER 2200, ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 | | 043/12.9 | | 281 | | 02E | | STF | ... - ..-. |
| LOUISVILLE | | 037/33.0 | | 212 | | 00E | | LMS | .-.. -- ... |
| ALICEVILLE | | 319/37.1 | | 254 | | | | AIV | .- .. ...- |
Airport Services
| 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 edge markings: | RY 18/36 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-35.359333N | | 33-34.724667N |
| Longitude: | 088-39.998667W | | 088-40.004167W |
| Elevation: | 205.0 ft. | | 203.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 | | 360 |
| Displaced threshold: | 392 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 24:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD. RR 50 FT FROM END OF RY.
RR 50 FT FROM RY END. | | 77 ft. trees, 1670 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
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: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 14 February 2008 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (190KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (171KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
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)
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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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 02:15:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 21:15:10 |
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| METAR |
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KGTR
9nm SE | 260155Z 19003KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3005 RMK AO1
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KCBM
11nm E | 260157Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3005 RMK AO2 UPE0157 SLP174 $
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KGTR
9nm SE | 252342Z 260024 21006KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM0800 00000KT P6SM SCT150 TEMPO 0913 4SM BR FM1600 27005KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT070 FM1800 26007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 PROB30 1824 5SM TSRA BR BKN035CB
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KCBM
11nm E | 251616 26006KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3006INS BECMG 1718 26006KT 9999 VCTS BKN050CB QNH3002INS TEMPO 1923 VRB10G20KT 6000 TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 0001 25005KT 9999 NSW FEW050 QNH3002INS T33/21Z T21/12Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2600 NEXT 2714 COR 2040
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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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