Tunica Municipal Airport (UTA)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	UTA
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	090-20-52.0000W/34-41-06.2000N -90.347778/34.685056 (Estimated)
Elevation	194 ft / 59.13 m (Surveyed)
Land	863 acres
From nearest city	1 nautical miles E of Tunica, MS
Location	Tunica County, MS
Magnetic Variation	00E (2005)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	Tunica County Airport Commission
Address	Po Box 158 Tunica, MS 38676
Phone number	662-357-7320
Manager	Cliff Nash, C.m.
Address	Po Box 158 Tunica, MS 38676
Phone number	662-357-7320

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	No
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Memphis
Region	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC	ZME - Memphis
Tie-in FSS	GWO - Greenwood
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	UTA (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	I B S 08/2005
Federal Agreements	NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF	123.000 MHz
UNICOM	123.000 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LLA
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH
Bulk oxygen	HIGH
Transient storage	HGR,TIE
Other services	AGRI

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	8500 x 150 ft (2591 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH-G
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

	17	35
Alignment	127°	127°
Physical elevation	194.00 ft	194.00 ft
Coordinates	34.696441N / 90.350962W	34.673686N / 90.344606W
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS/DME
VGSI		4-light PAPI on left
Approach light	ODALS	MALSR

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
HEE	NDB	Thompson-robbins		251.00	01E	17.6 nm
CKM	NDB	Clarksdale		341.00	02E	25.0 nm
FCY	NDB	Forrest City		332.00	01E	26.0 nm
ME	NDB	Elvis		287.00	01E	26.4 nm
AWM	NDB	West Memphis		362.00	01E	27.9 nm
OLV	NDB	Olive Branch		275.00	01E	32.8 nm
SPQ	NDB	Spain		414.00	04E	34.3 nm
MIG	NDB	Millington		232.00	04E	41.1 nm
BKZ	NDB	Brinkley		242.00	02E	42.6 nm
UJM	VOR/DME	Marvell	033X	109.60	01E	17.5 nm
GQE	VOR/DME	Gilmore	077X	113.00	04E	40.3 nm
MEM	VORTAC	Memphis	122X	117.50	01E	26.8 nm
HLI	VORTAC	Holly Springs	071X	112.40	03E	42.4 nm
MEM	VOT	Memphis Metropolitn		111.00		28.5 nm

Remarks

• 24 HR PPR COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS OVER 60 SEATS. CALL AMGR 662-357-7320.
• RY 35 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY.
• AGRICULTURAL ACFT ACTIVITY INVOF THE ARPT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ALL DAYS.
• LRG FLOCKS OF GEESE INVOF ARPT NOV - FEB.
• VFR ONLY; ARPT TFC PATTERN ESTABLISHED ON EAST SIDE OF RWY AND RWY CNTRLN EXTNDD.