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M83 McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

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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
IGBr304/9.7BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E
CBMr253/11.9CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
OTBr166/38.9TUPELO VOR/DME109.8004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRYAN046/12.928101WSTF ... - ..-.
LOUISVILLE037/33.021200ELMS .-.. -- ...
ALICEVILLE319/37.1254AIV .- .. ...-

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 33-35.359242N33-34.724550N
Longitude: 088-39.998790W088-40.004385W
Elevation: 205.2 ft.203.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180360
Displaced threshold: 390 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0112:01
Sunset18:1923:19
Evening civil twilight18:4423:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 17:47:00
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 12:47:00
 
METAR
KGTR 
9nm SE 
161645Z 19009KT 21/2SM DZ BR SCT007 BKN010 OVC026 20/19 A3000
KCBM 
11nm E 
161655Z COR 18006KT 5SM -RA BR BKN004 OVC013 20/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 $
KSTF 
13nm SW 
161655Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM +RA SCT004 SCT007 OVC016 19/18 A2999 RMK AO2 P0007
KM40 
19nm NE 
161655Z AUTO 19007KT 1 1/2SM -DZ OVC004 20/11 A3000 RMK AO2 P0005
TAF
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of West Point 662-524-0039
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100LL Jet A
SS $4.99 $4.09 
 Updated 19-Sep-2013
 
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near McCharen Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WEST POINT 0.5 100-110
DAYS INN WEST POINT MS 0.8 53-54
HAMPTON INN SUITES WEST POINT 1.7 119-129

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near McCharen Field Airport

3 in West Point
6 in Starkville
7 in Columbus
 

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