William L. Whitehurst Field Explained

William L. Whitehurst Field
Faa:M08
Type:Public
Owner:Hardeman County
City-Served:Bolivar, Tennessee
Elevation-M:152
Elevation-F:499
Coordinates:35.2144°N -89.0433°W
Pushpin Map:USA Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Label:M08
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Tennessee
R1-Number:1/19
R1-Length-M:1,526
R1-Length-F:5,007
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 6/30/2019)
Stat1-Data:2,540
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

William L. Whitehurst Field is a county-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Bolivar, a city in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

William L. Whitehurst Field covers an area of 194acres at an elevation of 499 feet (152 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a 5,007 by 75 ft (1,526 by 23 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2019, the airport had 2,540 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per week: 87% transient general aviation; 9% local general aviation; 4% military[1]

The airport is attended from 0830 to 1700 local time and has 100LL aviation fuel and Jet-A available, plus 93 mogas (for approved aircraft). It is included under the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport FSS. It has medium intensity runway lighting and PAPI on both runways. NOTAMs are filed with McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. , effective 2023-08-10
  2. http://naco.faa.gov/pdfs/se_308_10APR2008.pdf Bolivar / William L. Whitehurst Fld (M08)
  3. http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/aeronautics/airports/BOLIVAR_3.htm Wm. L. Whitehurst Field - M08