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M83 McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

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

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRYAN043/12.928102ESTF ... - ..-.
LOUISVILLE037/33.021200ELMS .-.. -- ...
ALICEVILLE319/37.1254AIV .- .. ...-

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 18/36 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 33-35.359333N33-34.724667N
Longitude: 088-39.998667W088-40.004167W
Elevation: 205.0 ft.203.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180360
Displaced threshold: 392 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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

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Instrument Procedures

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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
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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From to M83

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3610:36
Sunrise06:0411:04
Sunset19:5900:59
Evening civil twilight20:2601:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2008 02:15:10
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 21:15:10
 
METAR
KGTR 
9nm SE 
260155Z 19003KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3005 RMK AO1
KCBM 
11nm E 
260157Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3005 RMK AO2 UPE0157 SLP174 $
TAF
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
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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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near McCharen Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN WEST POINT MS 2.9 58-85
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 5.4 50-55

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

1 in West Point
5 in Starkville
5 in Columbus
 

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