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M83 McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

GOING TO WEST POINT?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 39773

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1959
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. AFT 2200, ACTVT MIRL RWY 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-3PT at GTR (9 nm SE): 126.375 (662-328-7798)
WX ASOS at CBM (12 nm E): 354.6
WX AWOS-3PT at STF (13 nm SW): 118.975 (662-323-4966)
WX AWOS-3P at M40 (19 nm NE): 118.475 (662-369-3498)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLSD.

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

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL SVC AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
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 fair 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.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180360
Displaced threshold: 390 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair 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 FM RWY END.
11 ft. road, 900 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM END OF RWY.

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: 13
Single engine airplanes: 12
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
61% local general aviation
36% transient general aviation
4% military
* for 12-month period ending 09 February 2023

Additional Remarks

COURTESY CAR AVBL.
FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 662-434-3044, WHEN CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (198KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (187KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (303KB)

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 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3511:35
Sunrise06:5911:59
Sunset19:0500:05
Evening civil twilight19:3000:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 05:51:35
Local (UTC-5)  19-Mar-2024 00:51:35
 
METAR
KGTR 
9nm SE 
190456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP265 T00281022
KCBM 
11nm E 
190455Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00321045 $
KSTF 
13nm SW 
190535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3027 RMK AO2
KM40 
19nm NE 
190535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M00/M00 A3028 RMK AO2
TAF
KGTR 
9nm SE 
181720Z 1818/1918 33013KT P6SM FEW250 FM182300 34011KT P6SM SKC
KCBM 
11nm E 
182325Z 1823/1923 33010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH3014INS BECMG 1902/1903 33006KT 9999 SKC QNH3014INS BECMG 1911/1912 24006KT 9999 SKC QNH3011INS BECMG 1914/1915 25010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS TX10/1823Z TNM01/1911Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1823 NEXT 1909
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City of West Point 662-524-0039
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