FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3AL8 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-37-09.0000N / 086-28-01.0000W
34-37.150000N / 086-28.016667W
34.6191667 / -86.4669444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 590 ft. / 180 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of OWENS CROSSROADS, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35763 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/1999 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at MDQ (15 nm N): | 120.000 (256-829-1242) |
| WX ASOS at HSV (15 nm W): | PHONE 256-772-8074 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RQZr140/13.5 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| DCUr095/23.4 | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| REDSTONE | | 114/11.9 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| CAPSHAW | | 122/18.0 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
| COLE SPRING | | 050/23.2 | | 230 | | 01W | | CPP | -.-. .--. .--. |
| SARATOGA | | 333/25.1 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| KELSO | | 174/31.1 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| BOILING FORK | | 212/38.9 | | 263 | | 02W | | BGF | -... --. ..-. |
| FORT PAYNE | | 280/39.6 | | 426 | | 01W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2669 x 30 ft. / 814 x 9 m
RY 17/35 HAS A 600 FT BY 30 FT TURF OVERRUN ON NORTH END. |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. tree, 658 ft. from runway | | 68 ft. tree, 651 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | FRANK P. HAINS
P.O. BOX 219
OWENS CROSSROADS, AL 35763
Phone 205-725-2266 |
| Manager: | FRANK P. HAINS
P.O. BOX 219
OWENS CROSSROADS, AL 35763
Phone 205-725-2266 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | 450 FT HILL 1.5 NM EAST OF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3AL8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (11 nm W)
KMDQ - Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field (15 nm N)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (15 nm W)
8A1 - Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field (16 nm SE)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (23 nm E)
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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 | | 05:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 23:16:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 18:16:23 |
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| METAR |
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KMDQ
15nm N | 052303Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM BKN031 27/21 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU N
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KHSV
16nm W | 052253Z 25008KT 10SM FEW027 BKN033 BKN100 28/23 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02780228 $
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KHSV
16nm W | 051720Z 0518/0618 25009KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 BKN035 TEMPO 0518/0522 BKN010 FM060100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN040 FM060600 00000KT 5SM BR BKN025 TEMPO 0609/0612 2SM BR OVC007 FM061400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT009 BKN025
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