Lamar County Airport

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FAA: M55

Location

Latitude: 
 33-50-48.1880N (33.846719)
Longitude: 
 088-06-55.7130W (-88.115476)
Elevation: 
 463.0 feet MSL (141 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. N of Vernon, Alabama
Found On: 
 Memphis Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
CHRIS WILBANKS
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
205-695-7136		 LAMAR COUNTY COMSN
PO BOX 338
VERNON, AL 35592
205-695-9119

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 08/1965
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1463 feet (446 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 ANB
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 02/01/2019)

Total Operations:  1604
GA Local:  144 9.0%
GA Itinerant:  1460 91.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900
Approach:  COLUMBUS
126.075
126.075
MEMPHIS ARTCC
Departure:  COLUMBUS
126.075
126.075
MEMPHIS ARTCC

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC (COLUMBUS RCAG) ON FREQS 127.1/269.4 WHEN COLUMBUS APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 205
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Anniston(ANB)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 SE-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 SE-4
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-4
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near M55

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
18.7 Monroe County Airport
(M40)		 275 278 100LL, Jet A
26.4 Columbus-Lowndes County Airport
(UBS KUBS UBS)		 210 213 100LL, Jet A+
28.1 North Pickens Airport
(3M8)		 168 171 100LL
33.7 Golden Triangle Regional Airport
(GTR KGTR GTR)		 224 227 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
36.5 Posey Field Airport
(1M4)		 44 47 100LL, Jet A+
40.1 Walker County-Bevill Field Airport
(KJFX JFX)		 85 89 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
41.1 Bill Pugh Field Airport
(M22)		 29 32 100LL, Jet A
41.2 Tupelo Regional Airport
(TUP KTUP TUP)		 308 311 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, Jet A-1+
44.2 George M Bryan Airport
(KSTF STF)		 236 239 100LL, Jet A
45.2 Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport
(TCL KTCL TCL)		 145 148 100LL, Jet A
55.7 Iuka Airport
(15M)		 357 360 100LL
59.4 Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
(MSL KMSL MSL)		 24 27 100LL, Jet A
61.7 New Albany/Union County Airport
(M72)		 313 316 100LL
67.4 Cullman Regional/Folsom Field Airport
(KCMD CMD)		 67 71 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
67.5 Bessemer Airport
(EKY KEKY EKY)		 117 121 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
67.7 Hartselle/Morgan County Regional Airport
(5M0)		 59 63 100LL
68.5 Roscoe Turner Airport
(CRX KCRX CRX)		 339 342 100LL, Jet A
68.9 Ripley Airport
(25M)		 319 322 100LL, Jet A
70.1 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
(BHM KBHM BHM)		 103 107 100LL, Jet A
74.9 Bibb County Airport
(0A8)		 136 140 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-1 FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
A110-2 ALL ARPT LGT OTS.
A33-17/35 WDSPRD JOINT CRACKING WITH VEGETATION.
A40-17/35 ARPT LGTS INOP.
A42-17 RWY MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING
A42-35 RWY MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING
A58-17 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.
A58-35 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.
A81-APT ARPT LGTS INOP.
E111 BEFORE FAA ACT.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 17/35
Longest Runway: 17/35 is 3613 ft (1101 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

M55 Airport Runway Details

Runway 17/35  3613 ft x 75 ft (1101 m x 23 m)
Surface:  Asphalt - Poor condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  16.0

Runway 17

Runway 35
Elevation: 
 463.0 457.0
Latitude: 
 33-51-05.5050N 33-50-30.9000N
Longitude: 
 088-07-01.0110W 088-06-50.4000W
Runway True Alignment: 
 166 346
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Poor Poor
Object at End: 
 TREES TREES
Object Height: 
 14 17
Distance from End: 
 336 202
Object Centerline Offset: 
 137 ft. left of centerline 11 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 Pulsating/Steady Burning VASI On Left Side Of Runway Pulsating/Steady Burning VASI On Left Side Of Runway

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 None
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No

Maps & Diagrams

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