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Thornton

Brownsville, TN
Phone: 731-772-2211
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Overview

Attendance: Not Attended
Unattended
Tower:No
Elevation:351 ft (107.0 m) (Surveyed)
Location:6.00 mi. NE of Brownsville
Beacon: Present
Approaches:(None)
Runways:17/35 (unpaved)
Runway length: 2000 ft
Fees:No data
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Runway 17/35

Dimensions:2000 x 150ft. / 609.6 x 45.7mWeight Bearing Cap:
Surface:turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in poor conditionRunway Edge Lights:
#Elev/HdgTr. Pat.MarkingsApproach LightsTD PointILS/LOCObstructionsComments/Noise
17344.0ft. MSL
166° mag
168° true
0.3% up
No DataTrees, 318 ft Left of center, 68 ft high, 2,875 ft from end, 42:1 clearance slope
35349.0ft. MSL
346° mag
348° true
0.3% down
No DataTrees, 56 ft Left of center, 53 ft high, 1,249 ft from end, 23:1 clearance slope

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    Operations & More Information

    Lat/Long:N35 41.1133' / W89 12.2633'
    Charts:NACO: Memphis Sectional
    Mag Var:02E (1985)
    ARTCC:Memphis (ZME)
    FSS:Jackson (MKL)
    1-800-WXBRIEF
    NOTAM Facility:MKL
    Approach/Departure Control Facility
    Pattern Altitude:Fixed Wing: 1050 MSL
    Wind Indicator:Not Present
    Seg. Circle:No
    Lighting:No data

    Aircraft & Activity

    Based GA Aircraft

    Single Engine:1
    Multi Engine:
    Jets:
    Helicopters:
    Gliders:
    Ultralights:

    Airport Activity

    GA Local:50
    GA Itinerant:NaN
    Commercial:
    Air Taxi:
    Military:200

    (12-month period ending on 3/9/1998)

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    Contact Addresses

    Owner:Airport Manager:
    Nick P. Thornton, IIINick Thornton
    1234 Tabernacle Road1234 Tabernacle Road
    Brownsville, TN 38012Brownsville, TN 38012
    731-772-2211 (Office) 731-772-2211 (Office)