Lamar County
M55 · Vernon, Alabama · Lamar County · map
Lamar County is a public-use airport owned by Lamar County Comsn, 6 miles north of Vernon, Alabama, 463 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,613 feet of asphalt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M55
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lamar County Comsn
- Elevation
- 463 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,613 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: pulsating on the left, trees 14 ft high 336 ft from the end
- Runway 35: pulsating on the left, trees 17 ft high 202 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.075 | |
| Columbus and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 |
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Aircraft registered in Vernon from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Vernon, AL as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Before FAA act.
- Airport lights not working.
- Airport lights not working.
- 13 feet tree 160 feet from runway end 111 feet right of centerline, 0:1 obstruction clnc; 18 feet tree 149 feet from runway end 126 feet right of centerline; 11 feet tree 163 feet from runway end 94 feet right of centerline; 6 feet tree 197 feet from runway end 96 feet left of centerline; 2 feet fence 196 feet from runway end 109 feet left of centerline.
- 11 feet tree 189 feet from runway end 71 feet right of centerline, 0:1 obstruction clnc; 22 feet tree 198 feet from runway end 125 feet right of centerline; 16 feet tree 191 feet from runway end 74 feet left of centerline.
- Runway markings poor due to fading
- Runway markings poor due to fading
- Wdsprd joint cracking with vegetation.
- All airport light out of service.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.