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M83 McCharen Field Airport
West Point, Mississippi, USA

GOING TO WEST POINT?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (198KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (187KB)
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 08-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5511:55
Sunrise06:2112:21
Sunset16:5622:56
Evening civil twilight17:2223:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2025 21:23:36
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2025 15:23:36
 
METAR
KGTR 
9nm SE 		082056Z 26004KT 10SM SCT043 BKN050 26/17 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T02560172 56013 $
KCBM 
11nm E 		082055Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP079 T02590167 56012 VISNO RWY31C $
KSTF 
13nm SW 		082015Z AUTO 25005KT 8SM FEW060 FEW070 25/18 A2978 RMK AO2
KM40 
19nm NE 		082055Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM FEW055 SCT065 SCT085 26/17 A2981 RMK AO2
TAF
KGTR 
9nm SE 		081738Z 0818/0918 00000KT P6SM BKN027 BKN035 FM081900 36005KT P6SM SCT030 FM090900 31008KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/31040KT
KCBM 
11nm E 		072330Z 0723/0824 27009KT 9999 SCT025 QNH2972INS BECMG 0805/0806 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN002CB QNH2975INS BECMG 0808/0809 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN002 QNH2975INS BECMG 0814/0815 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN007 QNH2983INS BECMG 0815/0816 VRB06KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2979INS BECMG 0817/0818 VRB06KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2975INS BECMG 0819/0820 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2975INS TX21/0723Z TN14/0812Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0723 NEXT 0916
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
City of West Point 662-524-0039
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100LL Jet A
SS $5.20 $4.50 
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