FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 28AL |
| Lat/Long: | 33-51-45.4000N / 086-07-14.5000W
33-51.756667N / 086-07.241667W
33.8626111 / -86.1206944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 540 ft. / 165 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (2000) |
| From city: | 6 miles E of ASHVILLE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35953 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 11/2002 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at GAD (7 nm N): | 127.825 (256-442-7094) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ASN (18 nm S): | 118.425 (256-362-5847) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PLR (19 nm S): | 119.625 ((205) 884-4359) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GADr193/7.1 | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| TDGr345/17.7 | | TALLADEGA VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PELL CITY | | 018/19.3 | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
| SARATOGA | | 170/24.0 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 60 ft. / 792 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKED BY FRANGIBLE WHITE PLASTIC BARRELS CUT IN HALF LENGTHWISE, SPACED 200 FT. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | GERALD W & BOBBIE C WILSON
600 GOLDEN POND RD
ASHVILLE, AL 35953
Phone 205-594-5245 |
| Manager: | GERALD WILSON
600 GOLDEN POND RD
ASHVILLE, AL 35953
Phone 205-594-5245
WIRELESS 256-490-0295. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINS ALL QUADRANTS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 28AL.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (7 nm N)
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KPLR - St Clair County Airport (19 nm S)
KANB - Anniston Metropolitan Airport (21 nm SE)
8A0 - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (23 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 19:58 | | 00:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 01:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 23:19:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 18:19:18 |
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| METAR |
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KGAD
7nm NE | 052255Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM FEW028 SCT120 27/21 A2986 RMK AO1 P0001
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KANB
22nm SE | 051736Z 0518/0618 25010KT 4SM SHRA SCT030 OVC080CB FM051900 27008KT P6SM VCSH BKN030CB FM060400 26007KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN025CB
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