# Mccharen Field (M83)

**Mccharen Field** (FAA: M83) is a small airport in West Point, Mississippi, United States. It opened in Aug 1959. It has one runway, 3,850 ft (1,174 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/km83

## At a glance

- FAA: M83
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: West Point, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: Aug 1959
- Elevation: 205 ft / 63 m
- Coordinates: 33.5840, -88.6667
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,850 ft / 1,174 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61674729
- Weather station: KGTR
- Ident: KM83

## Timeline

- Aug 1959: Mccharen Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,850 ft / 1,174 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,850 ft / 1,174 m | =11,103 of 29,858 | =4,359 in North America | =3,625 in US |
| Elevation | 205 ft / 63 m | =33,787 of 43,403 | =15,447 in North America | =13,001 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | COLUMBUS APP/DEP | 135.600 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [M51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/km51.md) Oktibbeha Airport · 6.0 mi / 9.7 km
- [GTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtr.md) Golden Triangle Regional Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [CBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcbm.md) Columbus Air Force Base · 13 mi / 22 km
- [KSTF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstf.md) George M Bryan Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [2MS3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0648.md) Shockley Field Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [UBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kubs.md) Columbus Lowndes County Airport · 18 mi / 30 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/km83/data