Moontown Airport (3M5)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	3M5
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	86°27'39.5000" W / 34°44'50.5000" N -86.460972 / 34.747361 (Estimated)
Elevation	655.00 ft / 199.64 m (Estimated)
Land	37 acres
From nearest city	7 nautical miles E of Huntsville, AL
Location	Madison County, AL
Magnetic Variation	01W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	3M5 AIRPORT INC.
Address	P.O. BOX 24 BROWNSBORO, AL 35741
Phone number	256-852-9781
Manager	TIMOTHY KNUEVEN
Address	200 AIRPORT DRIVE BROWNSBORO, AL 35741
Phone number	256-852-9781

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	ATLANTA
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZME - MEMPHIS
Tie-in FSS	ANB - ANNISTON
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	ANB (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.7 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	MINOR
Power plant repair	MINOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	GLD,INSTR,RNTL,TOW

Runway Information

Runway 09/27

Dimensions	2180 x 160 ft (664 x 49 m)
Surface	TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Low

	09	27
Alignment	91°	271°
Physical elevation	655.00 ft	634.00 ft
Coordinates	34.747421 / -86.464596	34.747318 / -86.457338
Traffic pattern	Left	Right

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
DCU	DME	DECATUR	75X	112.80		24.4 nm
SYI	VOR/DME	SHELBYVILLE	82Y	113.55	01W	49.0 nm
GAD	VOR/DME	GADSDEN	70X	112.30	02E	50.0 nm
RQZ	VORTAC	ROCKET	59X	112.20	02E	9.0 nm

Remarks

• TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
• FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
• GLIDER ACT INVOF ARPT.
• ARPT MOWING IN PROGRESS WKDAYS SPRING THRU AUTUMN.
• DEER ON AND INVOF OF ARPT