Olive Branch—in Mississippi— might not be a city that easily rolls off the tongue of pilots everywhere, but as the crow flies, Olive Branch Airport (KOLV) is just 26 miles from Memphis International (KMEM), home base to package-delivery giant FedEx. That airline alone adds some 450 daily operations to KMEM. But KMEM’s nearly 230,000 annual operations include plenty of traditional airlines bringing people to listen to soul, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and maybe even visit the Graceland palace that was once home to the King, Elvis Presley.
Chart Wise: Olive Branch ILS RWY 18
Key Takeaways:
- Pilots should be prepared for ATC to direct alternate missed approach procedures, potentially to Holly Springs VOR (HLI), maintaining 2,500 feet unless otherwise instructed.
- The DME will read 1.1 from IOLV at the Missed Approach Point (MAP), not zero, for both localizer-only and full ILS approaches.
- Achieving the lowest minimums for the localizer-only approach requires dual VOR or DME capability to identify the WIMUB intersection.
- When the Olive Branch control tower is closed, pilots are responsible for activating the runway lights.
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