Terminal Procedures

M55 — Lamar County

VERNON, AL · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 463 ft1 runwayLongest 3,613 ftNon-toweredVolume SE-4Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

	Chart	Amendment
	RNAV (GPS) RWY 17	0B	PDF
	RNAV (GPS) RWY 35	0B	PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

	Chart	Amendment
	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	—	PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

M55 airport information

Control tower: No
Attendance: Unattended
ARTCC: Memphis Center
Flight service: Anniston
NOTAM facility: ANB (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation: 2W
Wind indicator: Yes
Bottled oxygen: None
Customs: Landing rights airport
Activated: August 1965
Airport area: 75 acres
Ownership: Publicly owned
Sectional: Memphis
Last FAA inspection: 2021-06-17

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

M55 radio frequencies

Service	Frequency	Call sign
CTAF	122.9
Approach	126.075	Columbus

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

Runway layout at M55, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	3,613 ft	75 ft	Asphalt Poor	Medium intensity
17 166°T	PSIL
35 346°T	PSIL

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where M55 is

Latitude, longitude33.8467190, -88.1154760

Elevation463 ft

From Vernon6 nm N

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FAA remarks for M55

THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
BEFORE FAA ACT.
FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
ARPT LGTS INOP.
ARPT LGTS INOP.
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.
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.
RWY MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING
WDSPRD JOINT CRACKING WITH VEGETATION.
ALL ARPT LGT OTS.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near M55

ID	Airport	City	Distance	Charts
M95	Richard Arthur Fld	FAYETTE, AL	17 nm SE	3
KHAB	Marion County-Rankin Fite	HAMILTON, AL	17 nm N	3
M40	Monroe County	ABERDEEN/AMORY, MS	19 nm W	3
KCBM	Columbus AFB	COLUMBUS, MS	20 nm SW	18
KUBS	Columbus-Lowndes County	COLUMBUS, MS	26 nm SW	4
3M8	North Pickens	REFORM, AL	28 nm S	3
M83	Mccharen Fld	WEST POINT, MS	32 nm SW	4
5A4	Okolona Muni/Richard Stovall Fld	OKOLONA, MS	32 nm W	3

VFR charts covering M55

AtlantaSectional Chart MemphisSectional Chart

Common questions about M55

What charts are available for M55?

3 current FAA charts for Lamar County, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for M55?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at M55?

Lamar County has 1 runway. The longest is 17/35 at 3,613 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does M55 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total M55 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is M55 a towered airport?

No — Lamar County has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these M55 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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