Terminal Procedures

M72 — New Albany/Union County

NEW ALBANY, MS · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 412 ft1 runwayLongest 3,903 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume SC-4Not for navigation

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

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 180APDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 360PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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

M72 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri dalgt
ARTCC
Memphis Center
Flight service
Greenwood
NOTAM facility
GWO (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
1W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
January 1963
Airport area
100 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Memphis
Last FAA inspection
2024-11-22

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

M72 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

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

Runways

3,903 × 75 ft1836N500 ft
Runway layout at M72, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/363,903 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  18 176°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  36 356°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

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

Where M72 is

Latitude, longitude34.5490100, -89.0244360
Elevation412 ft
From New Albany3 nm N

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FAA remarks for M72

  • ON REQ.
  • MIRL RWY 18/36 OPR DUSK-2200.
  • ON REQ.
  • PILOTS MUST PRVD THEIR OWN TIEDOWN ROPES.
  • FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

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

Airports near M72

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
25MRipleyRIPLEY, MS10 nm N3
8M1Booneville/BaldwynBOONEVILLE/BALDWYN, MS19 nm E3
KTUPTupelo RgnlTUPELO, MS21 nm SE9
KUOXUniversity-OxfordOXFORD, MS27 nm W6
M41Holly Springs-Marshall CountyHOLLY SPRINGS, MS29 nm NW3
KCRXRoscoe TurnerCORINTH, MS30 nm NE5
5A4Okolona Muni/Richard Stovall FldOKOLONA, MS35 nm SE3
M08William L Whitehurst FldBOLIVAR, TN40 nm N3

VFR charts covering M72

Common questions about M72

What charts are available for M72?

3 current FAA charts for New Albany/Union 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 M72?

CTAF 122.8. 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 M72?

New Albany/Union County has 1 runway. The longest is 18/36 at 3,903 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does M72 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total M72 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is M72 a towered airport?

No — New Albany/Union 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 M72 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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