3M5
Moontown Airport
Moontown Airport (3M5) is a general-aviation airfield serving Huntsville, Alabama. The field lies at 650 ft (198 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,180 ft (664 m), grass and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Frerichs Airport (AL10), 6 nm SSE.
Moontown Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 650 ft (198 m)
- Coordinates
- 34.7473, -86.4614
- Serving
- Huntsville
- Region
- Alabama
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,180 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 09 points 90° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,180 ft664 m | 160 ft | Grass | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.