James Tucker Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Perry County | ||||||||||
| Operator | Perry County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Linden, Lobelville | ||||||||||
| Location | Linden, Tennessee | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 740 ft / 226 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°35′45″N 087°52′36″W / 35.59583°N 87.87667°W | ||||||||||
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James Tucker Airport (FAA LID: M15) (also known as James Tucker Perry County Airport) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Linden, a town in Perry County, Tennessee, United States. The airport is located on the Atlanta and Memphis sectional charts. Opened in October, 1962, the airport was originally known as Perry County Airport prior to being renamed in honor of a local citizen in 2016.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
James Tucker Airport covers an area of 65 acres (26 ha) and is situated at an elevation of 740 feet (230 metres) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a 3,600 by 75 ft (1,097 by 23 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, the airport had 2,184 aircraft operations, an average of 42 per week: 78% general aviation and 22% military.[1]
The airport is unattended and does not have fuel services. It is included under the Jackson FSS. Although it has pilot controlled runway lighting and PAPI on both runways, the systems have been are listed as indefinitely out of service, leaving the airport open during daylight hours only. NOTAMs are filed with McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for M15 PDF, effective 2008-04-10
- ^ JAMES TUCKER AIRPORT (M15) at FAA Aeronautical Information Services - National Flight Data Center (NFDC), effective 2018-04-26
- ^ PERRY COUNTY - M15 Archived 2013-07-13 at the Wayback Machine at Tennessee DOT Airport Directory
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for M15
- AirNav airport information for M15
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for M15
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