FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | MEI |
Lat/Long: | 32-19-57.4000N 088-45-06.7000W 32-19.956667N 088-45.111667W 32.3326111,-88.7518611 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 298 ft. / 90.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (2015) |
From city: | 3 miles SW of MERIDIAN, MS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 39307 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | MEI (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600-2200 FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 601-693-7282. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 04/22; HIRL RWY 01/19; TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 133.975 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 126.475 291.675 |
WX ASOS: | PHONE 601-693-5650 |
KEY GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0600-2200, OTR TIMES BY NOTAM] |
KEY TOWER: | 133.975 257.8 [0600-2200, OTR TIMES BY NOTAM] |
MERIDIAN APPROACH: | 120.5 |
MERIDIAN DEPARTURE: | 120.5 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 348.6 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.975/351.7 (MERIDIAN RCAG) WHEN MERIDIAN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MEIr131/3.8 | | MERIDIAN VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 05E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100 JET-A JET-A++ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 10003 x 150 ft. / 3049 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition DTHR CONC. |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 104/F/C/W/T | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 250.0 | Double tandem: | 550.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
Operational restrictions: | NON-STD RESA DUE TO SFC VARNS. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 32-19.063080N | | 32-20.691067N |
Longitude: | 088-45.384102W | | 088-45.070895W |
Elevation: | 285.9 ft. | | 293.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 011 magnetic, 009 true | | 191 magnetic, 189 true |
Displaced threshold: | 990 ft. | | 990 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:10003 TODA:10003 ASDA:10003 LDA:9013 | | TORA:10003 TODA:10003 ASDA:10003 LDA:9013 |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
RVR equipment: | touchdown | | touchdown |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS/DME |
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 4599 x 150 ft. / 1402 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition PAVEMENT IN POOR COND. |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 30 /F/B/W/T | Single wheel: | 78.0 | Double wheel: | 118.0 | Double tandem: | 211.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 32-19.859450N | | 32-20.405150N |
Longitude: | 088-45.171282W | | 088-44.550853W |
Elevation: | 289.7 ft. | | 297.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 044 true | | 226 magnetic, 224 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:4599 TODA:4599 ASDA:4599 LDA:4599 | | TORA:4599 TODA:4599 ASDA:4599 LDA:4599 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.13 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.59 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 86 ft. trees, 1926 ft. from runway, 444 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. pole, 1125 ft. from runway, 390 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | MERIDIAN ARPT AUTH 2811A AIRPORT BLVD MERIDIAN, MS 39307 Phone 601-482-0364 |
Manager: | TOM WILLIAMS 2811A AIRPORT BLVD MERIDIAN, MS 39307 Phone 601-482-0364 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 76 | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | Helicopters: | | 3 | Military aircraft: | | 18 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 278/day * | 75% | military | 12% | transient general aviation | 9% | local general aviation | 4% | air taxi | <1% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 01 March 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
A39-01/19 | INCR PCN VALUE RWY 01/19 DUE TO RWY CONST. |
- | ANG ATNDD 0700-1630 MON-FRI EXCP HOLS. |
- | ANG LTD PRKG USE; RSC INFO AVBL FOR ANG OPS DURG NML DUTY HRS. ALL TRAN ACFT 48 HR PPR. OBO. |
- | ANG RAMP CLSD EXC PPR, 601-484-9734/9714. ARNG DSN 293-2829 C601-696-8829. |
- | BASH PHASE II PERIOD MAR-MAY, SEP-NOV. CTC AFLD MGMT OR COMD POST FOR CURRENT BIRD WATCH COND. |
- | ANG PROVIDES ATC SERVICES AT KMEI. |
- | FOR CD 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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (366KB) |
ILS OR LOC RWY 19 | |
download (420KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (317KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (277KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (315KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (275KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (228KB) |
HI-TACAN OR VOR-B | |
download (119KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (168KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (302KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNMM - Meridian Naval Air Station (Mc Cain Field) Airport (17 nm NE)
KNJW - Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field (28 nm N)
KMPE - Philadelphia Municipal Airport (34 nm NW)
09A - Butler/Choctaw County Airport (34 nm E)
KDYA - Demopolis Regional Airport (41 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 21-Jan-2015
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
Sunset | | 19:06 | | 00:06 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:31 | | 00:31 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2023 10:25:48 |
Local (UTC-5) | 21-Mar-2023 05:25:48 |
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METAR |
KMEI | 210958Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP258 I1001 T10061028
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KNMM 15nm NE | 210956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP270 T10111033 $
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TAF |
KMEI | 210528Z 2106/2206 16005KT P6SM SCT120
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KNMM 15nm NE | 2107/2207 VRB06KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3018INS FM211500 15008KT 9999 BKN120 BKN200 QNH3012INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2107 TIL 2111 TX18/2121Z TNM01/2107Z FN00247
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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