FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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: | CHRIS WILBANKS
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
Phone 205-695-7136 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 91% | transient general aviation | | 9% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 01 February 2019 | |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunset | | 19:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2024 13:49:52 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Apr-2024 08:49:52 |
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| METAR |
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KM40
19nm W | 251335Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3018 RMK AO2
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KCBM
21nm SW | 251255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01520102 $
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KGTR
33nm SW | 251256Z 05004KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01560106
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KCBM
21nm SW | 250900Z 2509/2615 VRB05KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3009INS BECMG 2513/2514 08006KT 9999 FEW075 SCT250 QNH3010INS BECMG 2516/2517 09006KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3002INS BECMG 2600/2601 VRB06KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2996INS TX27/2519Z TN12/2509Z
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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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