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3AL8 Flint River Ranch Airport
Owens Crossroads, Alabama, USA

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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
RQZr140/13.5ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E
DCUr095/23.4DECATUR VOR/DME112.8001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
REDSTONE114/11.928700WHUA .... ..- .-
CAPSHAW122/18.035001WCWH -.-. .-- ....
COLE SPRING050/23.223001WCPP -.-. .--. .--.
SARATOGA333/25.129602WARF .- .-. ..-.
KELSO174/31.135801WTNY - -. -.--
BOILING FORK212/38.926302WBGF -... --. ..-.
FORT PAYNE280/39.642601WFTP ..-. - .--.

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: leftleft
Obstructions: 68 ft. tree, 658 ft. from runway68 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
    

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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Area around 3AL8 (Flint River Ranch Airport)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1010:10
Sunrise05:3910:39
Sunset20:0101:01
Evening civil twilight20:3101:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 23:16:23
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 18:16:23
 
METAR
KMDQ 
15nm N 
052303Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM BKN031 27/21 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU N
KHSV 
16nm W 
052253Z 25008KT 10SM FEW027 BKN033 BKN100 28/23 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02780228 $
TAF
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

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Flint River Ranch Airport

Miles Price ($)
MICROTEL INN STE HUNTSVILLE 4.3 50-84
ECONO LODGE HUNTSVILLE 6.0 52-85

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Flint River Ranch Airport

34 in Huntsville
7 in Madison
 

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