FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4A6 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-41-19.3600N / 086-00-21.3300W
34-41.322667N / 086-00.355500W
34.6887111 / -86.0059250
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 650 ft. / 198 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of SCOTTSBORO, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35768 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 256-603-5723 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1450 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT- CTAF. PAPI RY 04 & 22 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.125 ((256) 259-1148) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 4A9 (19 nm SE): | 119.025 (256-845-5397) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 133.8/353.7 (GADSDEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RQZr100/31.6 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FORT PAYNE | | 305/19.3 | | 426 | | 04W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
| SARATOGA | | 024/28.3 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| BOILING FORK | | 177/29.5 | | 263 | | 03W | | BGF | -... --. ..-. |
| JASPER | | 225/30.4 | | 382 | | 02W | | APT | .- .--. - |
| REDSTONE | | 091/33.7 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| KELSO | | 136/37.5 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| CAPSHAW | | 099/38.5 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Powerplant service: | REPAIRS AVAILABLE ON CALL 256-259-3702 |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5250 x 80 ft. / 1600 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-40.979167N | | 34-41.666167N |
| Longitude: | 086-00.674167W | | 086-00.036833W |
| Elevation: | 650.3 ft. | | 630.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 040 magnetic, 037 true | | 220 magnetic, 217 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 230 ft.
RY 22 LGTD THLDS DSPLCD FOR NIGHT OPNS. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
OTS INDEFLY | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. trees, 1627 ft. from runway, 84 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 82 ft. trees, 1474 ft. from runway, 77 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 20:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SCOTTSBORO
316 BROAD ST
SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768
Phone 256-574-3100 |
| Manager: | CARL AUSTIN
86 AVIATION CIRCLE
SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768
Phone 256-259-3702 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 81% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 May 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RED LGTD TV TWR 1 MILE SW. |
| - | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (252KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (223KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4A9 - Isbell Field Airport (19 nm SE)
8A1 - Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field (22 nm SW)
KMDQ - Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field (29 nm W)
KBGF - Winchester Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
8A0 - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (30 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by BlakeMathis.com
Photo taken 17-Feb-2013
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 19:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:08:25 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 01:08:25 |
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| METAR |
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| K4A6 | 180555Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN017 OVC023 19/19 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW
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K4A9
19nm SE | 180555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN008 BKN013 OVC019 19/17 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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