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KM83 · Mccharen Field

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KM83 FAA M83 Elev 205 ft Lat 33° 35.04' N Lon 88° 40.00' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,850 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 3,850 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
36 360° 3,850 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.04%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D COLUMBUS APP/DEP 135.600

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KM83 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 662-434-3044, WHEN CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·RR 50 FT FM RWY END. 4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM END OF RWY.
  • ·FUEL SVC AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·PILOTS MUST PRVD THEIR OWN TIEDOWN ROPES.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,116 ops in 2023

2024 total

8,116

10-yr total

79,272

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 96% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1990-01-17 Beech 400 · Under/overshoot · day →

Designees in MS

CFI Flight Instructors 482 A&P Mechanics 1,981 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 12 Schools Flight Schools 17 FBO Fixed Base Operators 45 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Mark Lewis Henley Tuscaloosa AL 61 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 72 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 72 nm
William Joseph Walker Jasper AL 72 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Meridian MS 72 nm
Christopher Frasse Holly Springs MS 81 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 97 nm
Fredric Mark Newman Calera AL 100 nm
Ken Spivey Calera AL 100 nm
Brian James Flax Olive Branch MS 101 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Dudley Bearden West Point MS 1 nm
James Osborn Thigpen West Point MS 1 nm
James Edwin Corban Starkville MS 11 nm
Thomas Edward Hannigan Iii Starkville MS 11 nm
Carey Frank Hardin Starkville MS 11 nm
Joe Charles Webb Starkville MS 11 nm
David Mark Franz Starkville MS 11 nm
David Garland Poindexter Starkville MS 11 nm
Charles Ruston Bouchillon Starkville MS 11 nm
Tibor Pechan Starkville MS 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Dudley Bearden West Point MS 1 nm
James Osborn Thigpen West Point MS 1 nm
David Randall Lummus West Point MS 1 nm
Michael David Mcelwain West Point MS 1 nm
Ralph Carter West Point MS 1 nm
Randy Wayne Miller West Point MS 1 nm
John Brendan Goff West Point MS 1 nm
Charles Franklin Davis West Point MS 1 nm
Matthew Haydn Mccausland West Point MS 1 nm
Preston Delane Dickerson Artesia MS 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 54 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 68 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 89 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 89 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 130 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 145 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 156 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 160 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 167 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 176 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.