FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M55 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-50-48.1880N 088-06-55.7130W
33-50.803133N 088-06.928550W
33.8467189,-88.1154758
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 463 ft. / 141.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2010) |
| From city: | 6 miles N of VERNON, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35586 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1965 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ARPT LGTS INOP. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 126.075 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 126.075 |
| WX AWOS-3P at M40 (19 nm W): | 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 |
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| CBMr053/20.3 | | CALEDONIA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 00E |
| IGBr039/29.4 | | BIGBEE VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3613 x 75 ft. / 1101 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
WDSPRD JOINT CRACKING WITH VEGETATION. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
ARPT LGTS INOP. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-51.091750N | | 33-50.515000N |
| Longitude: | 088-07.016850W | | 088-06.840000W |
| Elevation: | 463.0 ft. | | 457.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 166 true | | 348 magnetic, 346 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 137 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
13 FT TREE 160 FT FM RWY END 111 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 0:1 OBST CLNC; 18 FT TREE 149 FT FM RWY END 126 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 11 FT TREE 163 FT FM RWY END 94 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 6 FT TREE 197 FT FM RWY END 96 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; 2 FT FENCE 196 FT FM RWY END 109 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 17 ft. trees, 202 ft. from runway, 11 ft. left of centerline
11 FT TREE 189 FT FM RWY END 71 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN, 0:1 OBST CLNC; 22 FT TREE 198 FT FM RWY END 125 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 16 FT TREE 191 FT FM RWY END 74 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAMAR COUNTY COMSN
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-9119 |
| Manager: | GLENN CRAWFORD
CITY HALL
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-7718 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
| - | ALL ARPT LGT OTS. |
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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M95 - Richard Arthur Field Airport (17 nm SE)
KHAB - Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport (17 nm N)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (19 nm W)
KCBM - Columbus Air Force Base (20 nm SW)
KUBS - Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (26 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Apr-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunset | | 19:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2026 20:00:17 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Apr-2026 15:00:17 |
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| METAR |
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KM40
19nm W | 251935Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM SCT038 SCT044 27/19 A2982 RMK AO2
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KCBM
21nm SW | 251855Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM SCT031 SCT043 26/18 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP082 T02580182 $
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KGTR
33nm SW | 251914Z 00000KT 10SM BKN031 24/18 A2984 RMK AO2 $
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KCBM
21nm SW | 242125Z 2421/2523 20012KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH2973INS BECMG 2421/2422 20012KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 QNH2973INS BECMG 2422/2423 20010G15KT 6000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB QNH2972INS TEMPO 2500/2505 18015G20KT 4800 TSRA OVC015CB BECMG 2510/2511 18012KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2973INS BECMG 2516/2517 30010G15KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2974INS BECMG 2517/2518 30010G15KT 9999 VCSH BKN027 QNH2971INS TX27/2421Z TN19/2510Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2421 NEXT 2615
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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