FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 AFT HRS CALL 1-800-717-0844 EXT 01 OR 256-663-0874. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1450 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| 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 |
| RQZr100/31.6 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FORT PAYNE | | 302/19.3 | | 426 | | 01W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
| SARATOGA | | 024/28.3 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| BOILING FORK | | 176/29.5 | | 263 | | 02W | | 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 |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| 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 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 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: | 42 ft. trees, 1041 ft. from runway, 54 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 37 ft. pole, 603 ft. from runway, 139 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 22:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SCOTTSBORO 916 BROAD ST SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768 Phone 256-574-3100 |
| Manager: | ELBERT DAUGHERTY 86 AVIATION CIRCLE SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768 Phone 256-259-3702 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 81% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 12 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RED LGTD TV TWR 1 MILE SW. |
| - | ADDITIONAL OBSTNS FOR RY 04 ARE MT 2500 FT FM THLD 3000 FT LEFT & ANT 2800 FT FM THLD 4200 FT L. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (72KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 01-Aug-2006
from a Cessna 340
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunset | | 17:20 | | 23:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:46 | | 23:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 01:31:09 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 19:31:09 |
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| METAR |
K4A9 19nm SE | 100120Z AUTO 26014G20KT 10SM SCT023 SCT028 BKN034 01/M03 A2994 RMK AO2 T00121030
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KMDQ 29nm W | 100103Z AUTO 27010KT 10SM BKN044 BKN050 00/M05 A2999 RMK AO2 T10051050
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K8A0 30nm SW | 100119Z AUTO 29012G17KT 10SM CLR 00/M04 A2997 RMK AO2
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KHUA 34nm W | 092055Z 29010KT 7SM OVC020 02/M01 A2996 RMK LAST
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