FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | UBS |
Lat/Long: | 33-27-55.2000N 088-22-50.7000W 33-27.920000N 088-22.845000W 33.4653333,-88.3807500 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 188.1 ft. / 57.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of COLUMBUS, MS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 39702 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1952 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 18/36 OPR DUSK - 2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RWY 18 & 36 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 135.6 |
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 135.6 |
WX AWOS-3PT at GTR (11 nm W): | 126.375 (662-328-7798) |
WX ASOS at CBM (11 nm N): | 354.6 |
- 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 |
IGBr096/6.8 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
CBMr165/11.0 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 4503 x 100 ft. / 1373 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 70.0 | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 33-28.291402N | | 33-27.549092N |
Longitude: | 088-22.853945W | | 088-22.836555W |
Elevation: | 188.0 ft. | | 184.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 179 true | | 002 magnetic, 359 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) OTS UFN. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2510 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. trees, 2075 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY 523 MAIN ST, PO BOX 1408 COLUMBUS, MS 39703 Phone 662-328-7021 |
Manager: | DAN DUSTON 368 FABRITEK DR COLUMBUS, MS 39702 Phone 662-251-4650 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
- | COURTESY CAR AVBL. |
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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (222KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (170KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGTR - Golden Triangle Regional Airport (11 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (11 nm N)
M51 - Oktibbeha Airport (15 nm W)
M83 - McCharen Field Airport (16 nm NW)
3M8 - North Pickens Airport (19 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dan Duston
Taken in the Summer of 2019
looking north.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 15-Jun-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 10:44 |
Sunset | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jun-2025 02:34:05 |
Local (UTC-5) | 15-Jun-2025 21:34:05 |
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METAR |
KGTR 9nm W | 160156Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM SCT070 24/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02440228
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KCBM 11nm N | 160155Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02480232 $
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TAF |
KGTR 9nm W | 151740Z 1518/1618 27015G25KT 5SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM152000 24008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN035CB FM160200 21005KT P6SM VCSH BKN120 FM160900 19003KT P6SM SCT015 FM161700 21008KT P6SM BKN035
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KCBM 11nm N | 151900Z 1519/1621 25009KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 BKN020 QNH3002INS TEMPO 1519/1522 8000 -SHRA BKN008 BECMG 1523/1524 25009KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN025 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1600/1604 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT020CB BECMG 1604/1605 18006KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN030 QNH2997INS BECMG 1617/1618 18015G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1618/1621 9000 SHRA VCTS BKN015CB TX29/1520Z TN22/1609Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1519 NEXT 1609
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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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