M55 Lamar County Airport
Vernon, AL · 6 miles N of VERNON, AL
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 463.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 33-50-48.1880N 088-06-55.7130W
- Lat / Long
- 33.8467189, -88.1154758
- Mag. variation
- 02W (2010)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 08/1965
- ARTCC
- MEMPHIS CENTER
- FSS
- ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Segmented circle
- no
- Lights
- ARPT LGTS INOP.
Airport location no published diagram
Range from M55
Runways
Longest 3613 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 3613 x 75 ft. / 1101 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in poor condition WDSPRD JOINT CRACKING WITH VEGETATION.
- Edge lights
- medium intensity ARPT LGTS INOP.
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 16.0
Runway 17
- Heading
- 168 magnetic, 166 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- pulsating/steady burning VASI on left
- Markings
- nonprecision, in poor condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 463.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 14 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 137 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
Runway 35
- Heading
- 348 magnetic, 346 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- pulsating/steady burning VASI on left
- Markings
- nonprecision, in poor condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 457.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 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.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 1
Approaches — IAP 2
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf
- 122.9
- Columbus Approach
- 126.075
- Columbus Departure
- 126.075
Services
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- Owner
- LAMAR COUNTY COMSN PO BOX 338 VERNON, AL 35592 Phone 205-695-9119
- Manager
- GLENN CRAWFORD CITY HALL VERNON, AL 35592 Phone 205-695-7718
- Manager phone
- 205-695-7718
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.