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M83 McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

GOING TO WEST POINT?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: M83
Lat/Long: 33-35-02.5000N 088-40-00.1000W
33-35.041667N 088-40.001667W
33.5840278,-88.6666944
(estimated)
Elevation: 205.2 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
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-2200. AFT 2200, ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
COLUMBUS APPROACH: 135.6
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: 135.6
WX AWOS-3PT at GTR (9 nm SE): 126.375 (662-328-7798)
WX ASOS at CBM (12 nm E): 354.6
WX AWOS-3PT at STF (13 nm SW): 118.975 (662-323-4966)
WX AWOS-3P at M40 (19 nm NE): 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
IGBr304/9.7BIGBEE VORTAC116.2004E
CBMr253/11.9CALEDONIA VORTAC115.2000E
OTBr166/38.9TUPELO VOR/DME109.8004E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL SVC AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
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 fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 36.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 33-35.359242N33-34.724550N
Longitude: 088-39.998790W088-40.004385W
Elevation: 205.2 ft.203.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180360
Displaced threshold: 390 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 47 ft. tree, 1400 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
RR 50 FT FM RWY END.		11 ft. road, 900 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM END OF RWY.

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

Additional Remarks

- COURTESY CAR AVBL.
- FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 662-434-3044, WHEN CLSD 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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (192KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (193KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (303KB)

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)
M40 - Monroe County Airport (19 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2310:23
Sunrise05:5110:51
Sunset19:5200:52
Evening civil twilight20:2001:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-May-2026 06:02:44
Local (UTC-5)  22-May-2026 01:02:44
 
METAR
KGTR 
9nm SE 		220556Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM FEW005 SCT017 OVC049 22/22 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE54 SLP139 P0000 60005 T02220217 10233 20222 402780211 58009 $
KCBM 
11nm E 		212255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP122 P0002 T02370216 $
KSTF 
13nm SW 		220555Z AUTO 14005KT 2SM UP BR SCT006 BKN014 OVC046 22/22 A2991 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V3
KM40 
19nm NE 		220555Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM -DZ BKN009 OVC014 22/22 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KGTR 
9nm SE 		220532Z 2206/2306 00000KT 6SM -RA BR VCTS FEW005CB FM220900 15005KT 6SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC009CB FM221300 16008KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN008 FM221500 17009KT 5SM SHRA BR VCTS BKN013CB FM221800 18010KT 6SM SHRA BR BKN022 FM222100 18009KT 4SM SHRA BR VCTS BKN018CB
KCBM 
11nm E 		212115Z 2121/2223 22009KT 9999 VCTS BKN020CB QNH2984INS TEMPO 2121/2124 22010G15KT 6000 -TSRA BECMG 2200/2201 19008KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2984INS TEMPO 2201/2205 6000 SHRA VCTS BKN025CB BECMG 2208/2209 15010G15KT 8000 SHRA VCTS BKN005CB QNH2984INS TEMPO 2209/2215 18015G25KT 4800 TSRA TX26/2121Z TN21/2203Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2121 NEXT 2609
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 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
City of West Point 662-524-0039
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