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3AL6 Town & Country Airpark
Branchville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3AL6
Lat/Long: 33-29-24.4000N / 086-24-44.9000W
33-29.406667N / 086-24.748333W
33.4901111 / -86.4124722
(estimated)
Elevation: 730 ft. / 223 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1995)
From city: 1 mile E of BRANCHVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 35178

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1999
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 PLR (9 nm NE): 119.625 ((205) 884-4359)
WX ASOS at BHM (18 nm W): PHONE 205-591-6172
WX AWOS-3 at ASN (19 nm E): 118.425 (256-362-5847)
WX AWOS-3 at SCD (20 nm S): 119.125 (256-249-2620)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TDGr253/19.2TALLADEGA VOR/DME108.8002E
VUZr112/26.6VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E
GADr207/33.5GADSDEN VOR/DME112.3002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PELL CITY242/9.125701EPLR .--. .-.. .-.
SYLACAUGA349/19.528403WSCD ... -.-. -..
GRAGG-WADE014/39.533801EGGY --. --. -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 1000 x 50 ft. / 305 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none57 ft. trees, 450 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LEWIS R. HOOD
30 AERO DRIVE
BRANCHVILLE, AL 35120
Phone 205-914-1564
Manager: LEWIS R. HOOD
30 AERO DRIVE
BRANCHVILLE, AL 35120
Phone 205-914-1564

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3AL6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPLR - St Clair County Airport (9 nm NE)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (18 nm W)
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KEET - Shelby County Airport (26 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0412:04
Sunrise06:3112:31
Sunset16:3722:37
Evening civil twilight17:0423:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2009 14:45:42
Local (UTC-6)  29-Nov-2009 08:45:42
 
METAR
KBHM 
17nm W 
291353Z 00000KT 10SM SCT090 09/07 A3012 RMK AO2 RAE1258B14E25 SLP198 P0000 T00940072
KEET 
26nm SW 
291353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 09/07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T00890067
KANB 
29nm E 
291353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW110 08/06 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00780056 $
TAF
KBHM 
17nm W 
291122Z 2912/3012 00000KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM291400 21007KT P6SM SCT060CB BKN100 FM300100 20006KT P6SM VCSH OVC050

 
 

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