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 |
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| TDGr253/19.2 | | TALLADEGA VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02E |
| VUZr112/26.6 | | VULCAN VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 02E |
| GADr207/33.5 | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PELL CITY | | 242/9.1 | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
| SYLACAUGA | | 349/19.5 | | 284 | | 03W | | SCD | ... -.-. -.. |
| GRAGG-WADE | | 014/39.5 | | 338 | | 01E | | GGY | --. --. -.-- |
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: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | none | | 57 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 |
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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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 23:28:36 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Nov-2009 17:28:36 |
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| METAR |
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KBHM
17nm W | 092253Z VRB06KT 10SM BKN040 BKN100 19/13 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP227 T01940133 $
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KEET
26nm SW | 092253Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN048 OVC100 18/14 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01830139
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KANB
29nm E | 092253Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01780133
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| TAF |
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KBHM
17nm W | 091736Z 0918/1018 07008G18KT P6SM BKN120 FM100100 07010G20KT 6SM -RA OVC040 FM100700 08017G26KT 3SM RA BR OVC015
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